One of the world’s most subscribed YouTubers, Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, proposed to his girlfriend, Thea Booysen, this Christmas. The 26 year old social media star shared photos and a footage of the special moment on in his Instagram post.
His 27 year old fiancee, Thea Booysen, is originally from South Africa but now resides in the US. She is also a content creator, with a YouTube channel that has nearly 40,000 subscribers, and she streams games on Twitch as well.
While speaking to the People Magazine, Thea shared that her family was visiting her in the US for the Christmas Eve. Both families were in the house, opening presents, and for the final gift, MrBeast asked her to close her eyes as this was the surprise.
MrBeast’s side of the story is, before presenting the real gift the ring, the surprise, he dropped a large box to make noise and make things seems more natural.
He then got down on one knee and proposed. When Thea opened her eyes, she said yes. He also mentioned that because Thea is close to her family, he made sure they were there to share in this special day.
MrBeast stated that he wanted his engagement to be small and special, and that the wedding would be more private, limited to family and close friends.
Thea told People Magazine that they are planning to hold the marriage ceremony held on an island, away from everyone and that they are not planning a big, extravagant event.
Who Is MrBeast?
MrBeast is an American social media star and one of the most followed YouTubers, with 341 million subscribers as of January 5, 2025. He started his YouTube channel in 2012, initially, he created content focused on gaming, before transitioning to commentary on famous YouTubers.
Later, in 2017, he began creating high budget challenge videos for his Youtube channel. Besides being a content creator, he is a philanthropist running beast Philanthropy, and an entrepreneur.
His ventures as an entrepreneur include MrBeast Burger, a fast food chain; Feastables, a chocolate brand; and Lunchly, a food brand co-owned with entrepreneur KSI and Logan Paul. Lunchly offers healthy meals for both kids and adults.