Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are engaged

[November 05, 2010]  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Wedding bells will ring again for one-time "Newlyweds" star Nick Lachey.

A rep for Lachey says the singer and TV personality is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo.

The couple said in a statement released Thursday through publicist Jessica Berger that they're "excited and incredibly happy" about their engagement. They didn't announce a wedding date.

The 36-year-old Lachey was previously married to Jessica Simpson, and the two starred in an MTV reality show about their lives together, called "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica." Lachey now serves as host of NBC's "The Sing-Off."

The 29-year-old Minnillo is the host of ABC's "True Beauty."

The engagement was first reported by Us magazine.

[Associated Press]

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