Page 3 legend Melinda Messenger, 52, reveals she’s engaged after boyfriend’s romantic proposal in New Zealand
PAGE Three legend Melinda Messenger has revealed she’s engaged after her boyfriend’s romantic proposal in New Zealand.
Model Melinda, 52, announced her engagement to survival expert Dr. Raj Joshi in a surprise Instagram post this morning.
Sharing some loved-up snaps of the pair against a mountain-lined backdrop Down Under, she wrote in her caption: “We’ve got some very happy news to share.
“@raj.joshi.expedition and I got engaged in beautiful New Zealand at Matariki, the Māori New year, and we are getting married next year!”
Melinda and her new man – whose identity was a mystery until now – are said to have met during preparations for a 48-mile charity hike across Nepal.
Exhibition leader Joshi organised the trip through his travel company The Adventure Boutique
He’s previously worked with David Beckham on the Into The Unknown documentary, as well as Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Dani Dyer and Dan Walker on BBC’s Kilimanjaro: The Big Red Nose Climb.
It’s been 11 years since the mum of three split from ex-husband Wayne Roberts.
The couple, who share children Morgan, 23, Flynn, 21, and Evie, 19, got married in Bali in 1998.
Following a trial separation in 2008, they divorced in 2012.
But Melinda recently told The Sun: “I’m open to marriage again. It needs to be at the right time with the right person.
“I have had guys half my age asking me out. Those who recognise me will already know how old I am — although it still doesn’t seem to be an issue.
“I can’t help but think, ‘I am literally old enough to be your mother’.”
Her last serious relationship was with businessman Chris Harding, who she met on the First Dates celebrity special in 2018.
They dated for five months but it wasn’t meant to be.