June, 2009

Melissa Rycroft must finally believe that she is lucky in love. The contestant from Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars is headed down the aisle pretty soon after all. Months after publicly breaking up her previous relationship, Rycroft seems to have found love with fellow Texan Tye Strickland. Rycroft and Strickland have been dating on and off for over two years. He finally popped the question Friday at White’s Chapel in Southlake, Texas. The happy couple then celebrated the occasion with both Rycroft’s and Strickland’s parents at the Brio Tuscan Grille before heading out later in the evening to a reception with more family and close friends. “He’s my best friend,” Rycroft, 26 said about Strickland, 28, about a year ago. The twosome rekindled their romance after Rycroft’s engagement to The Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick ended via a televised breakup on the After The Final Rose special on March 2. No wedding date has been set so far, but friends are hopeful that the union will be a happy one. “He is a great home-town boy,” Rycroft’s DWTS partner Dovolani said of Strickland. “He will love her endlessly.” Strickland has been a rather frequent visitor on the sets of the show Dancing With The Stars during Rycroft’s stint. Rycroft finished third in the contest. Before this, Rycroft had made a rather heartbreaking appearance in the series ‘Bachelors’. However, the cheerleader got a job with ‘Good Morning America’ to make up for her defeat in Dancing With The Stars. Rycroft says, “With all this going on, he’s my support system. It’s funny how things happen.”