{"id":1967096,"date":"2025-08-18T18:01:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1967096"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:01:20","slug":"bella-thorne-sparks-backlash-for-proposing-to-fiance-mark-emms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bella-thorne-sparks-backlash-for-proposing-to-fiance-mark-emms\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Thorne sparks backlash for proposing to fianc\u00e9 Mark Emms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bella Thorne sparked backlash after she proposed to her fianc\u00e9, Mark Emms \u2014 despite them already being engaged.<\/p>\n<p>The Disney alum <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNbP8eeupc8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to Instagram<\/a> Saturday to share clips of herself getting down on one knee while surrounded by candles, flowers and red heart-shaped balloons.<\/p>\n<p>Emms wasn\u2019t initially aware of what Thorne was doing until he knelt to meet her at eye level.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bella Thorne received backlash after she proposed to her fianc\u00e9, Mark Emms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cBlended\u201d star shared clips of herself getting down on one knee via Instagram Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He then widened his eyes and mouth as the actress pulled out a ring box.<\/p>\n<p>The couple tenderly kissed and hugged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c3 years ago we met, 1 year later he proposed, Now 1 year later so did I \ud83e\udd74\u2764\ufe0f,\u201d Thorne, 27, captioned the videos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The businessman tenderly touched the actress\u2019s cheeks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Emms then leaned down to meet Thorne at eye level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cBlended\u201d star received mixed reactions from fans in the comments, with one writing, \u201cIf he already proposed why did you do it lol I\u2019m confused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOk ladies let\u2019s not normalise this, okay?\u201d another added, as a third quipped, \u201cGirls in 2025: he said yeeesss \ud83e\udd79\ud83d\udc8d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d rather have my nails ripped off with a tenacity before I do that,\u201d a fourth chimed in, as a critic sarcastically said they \u201cwould rather swallow glass.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>His mouth dropped open when he saw the ring box.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Emms covered his mouth in shock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Others, however, gushed over the sweet moment, as a fan wrote, \u201cI don\u2019t understand why everyone\u2019s hating. It\u2019s cute \ud83d\ude2d.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201ccomments failed. girl power i love you for this,\u201d a second agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthe cutest thing i saw today!!\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple shared a warm kiss.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Emms proposed to Thorne last year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thorne, meanwhile, took to her Instagram Stories to share a response to the comments, writing, \u201cThe comments on my post are hilarious!! <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotally split down the middle. Half of u are like let\u2019s not normalize proposing to your partner \u2014 other half is like f\u2013k yeah girl power this is the sweetest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The OnlyFans creator and Emms <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/16\/bella-thorne-boyfriend-mark-emms-are-instagram-official\/\">took their romance public<\/a> in February 2023 after she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/06\/02\/bella-thorne-and-benjamin-mascolo-call-off-engagement\/\">broke off her engagement<\/a> to Benjamin Mascolo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bella Thorne sparked backlash after she proposed to her fianc\u00e9, Mark Emms \u2014 despite them already being engaged. The Disney alum took to Instagram Saturday to share clips of herself getting down on one knee while surrounded by candles, flowers and red heart-shaped balloons. 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