Charli XCX has announced she is engaged to The 1975’s drummer George Daniel.
In a recent Instagram post, the “Speed Drive” singer shared film photos of her and the drummer embracing, with the singer-songwriter notably wearing a ring on her left ring finger. She captioned the photo carousel: “Charli XCX and George Daniel f***ing for life!!!”
In the second post of the album, Charli XCX - whose real name is Charlotte Aichison - included a photo of two tea cups and an engagement ring nestled in a black box. On Monday, the singer exclusively revealed the engagement ring to her fans via her private Instagram account, @360_brats, before publicly announcing the happy news on her public page.
In the comment section, celebrities and fans alike congratulated the newly engaged couple, including The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, who wrote: “I cry.” Fellow British pop star Dua Lipa commented: “Congratulations lovebirds!!!!!”
Some were excited that George would finally be Mr XCX with one fan writing: “George better take your name. He’s George XCX now.”
Sparks reportedly first flew between the pop star, 31, and the drummer, 33, while they worked together on the single “Spinning” in 2021. The one-off track was a collaboration between Charli XCX, The 1975, and Filipino singer No Rome, who co-produced the single alongside Healy and Daniel.
Although it’s unclear when their connection went from platonic to romantic, the “Boom Clap” singer made their relationship official in May 2022 with an Instagram photo carousel of the pair vacationing together.
The creative duo have frequently collaborated since going public, with Daniel producing multiple tracks on the hyperpop trailblazer’s 2022 album Crash. The pair also teamed up for the soundtrack of A24’s horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies with the song “Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)” and released a remix of Caroline Polachek’s “Welcome to My Island” in early 2023. On the singer’s recent song “In the City” with Sam Smith, Daniel was credited as one of the co-producers and songwriters.
Both have gushed about each other in interviews, noting that they have inspired and changed each other for the better. In an interview with The Sun, the hyperpop singer revealed the positive ways in which the drummer has impacted her creative process.
“Now that I’m in a relationship with another musician he’s influenced me a lot with his process and how he and his band work,” she explained to the outlet. “It’s really different to how I work and that has definitely influenced me and my process. I used to be very: ‘Quick, quick, quick, album a month, let’s go.’ Now I’m like: ‘Oh, maybe it’s cool to take some time and live in the music that you create.’ My process is definitely evolving.”
In February 2023, the “Vroom Vroom” singer shared in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald that she was “in love” while speaking about her and Daniel’s remix of Caroline Polachek’s “Welcome to My Island.”
“I want to be wifed up, I want to have a big fat belly with a baby in it,” she admitted to the outlet. “I don’t really want to live in the countryside, that’s the only lie in that because I love cities. But yeah, I’m just so in love right now and I think I’d be a really hot mum… so why not just put it all into a Caroline Polachek remix, you know?”
In the song, the singer hinted that tying the knot was on the horizon for her and the drummer: “It was love at first sight from the moment wе kissed / I want a white dress, country sidе house, and kids.”
Along with those sweet lyrics, the pop star later jokingly commented on his band’s now-archived tour announcement on Instagram, writing: “Stop touring, George needs to buy a ring.”
Before dating Daniel, the singer was in an off-on, seven-year relationship with video game producer Huck Kwong. They reportedly parted ways in 2021 after revealing in a 2020 interview with Zane Lowe that quaranting together during the Covid-19 lockdown “saved” their relationship.
