Scherzinger and Evans have been engaged since he popped the question in June 2023 after four years of dating, according to People.

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Thom Evans is a Scottish former rugby player

Evans, 38, was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, and studied at Wellington College in Berkshire, England, per The Telegraph. He is a Scottish former international rugby union player, but had to stop playing after he suffered a neck injury at the age of just 24.

He’s done some modelling gigs too, including a “bizarre” nude photo shoot with his rugby star brother Max in 2010, as reported by British media.

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He was in a boy band

He’s been on some reality TV shows

Thom, who is a cousin of well-known British radio DJ Chris Evans, has even appeared in reality TV shows over the years, including Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls, as noted by TalkSport.

How did Nicole Scherzinger meet Thom Evans?

According to The Independent, Scherzinger and Evans first met on The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019, when Scherzinger was a judge.

Per the newspaper, Evans was a contestant on the show as part of a group called Try Star with fellow rugby players Levi Davis and Ben Foden. Tragically, Davis went missing in Barcelona in 2022, and has not been found despite extensive searches, according to the BBC.

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