OP MY EISH star Neels van Jaarsveld is no longer op sy eie, after getting engaged to girlfriend Gerna Peterson on Sunday night.
The couple announced the engagement in a social media post of them at the beach, with Gerna wysing her ring captioned “WE GO STRONG” with the heart and ring emojis.
It’s been a lang pad to geluk for Van Jaarsveld who shot to fame in Klipdrift’s classic 2005 ‘Met Eish’ advertisement.
He has since starred in a number of local movies and TV series, including Diepe Waters, and is well known for being the original in KykNet’s Op My Eish! reality programme.
After divorcing from his wife Jeanne in 2018 after being married for a year and a half, Neels was the first celebrity "up for grabs" on this show.
The show features one famous South African bachelor who, after spending weeks in the company of more than two dozen vroue, gets to eliminate them until he is left with one.
Van Jaarsveld eventually picked a beauty therapist from Randfontein Florinda Hearn, but their 2020 liefde didn’t last long.
But it seems like Van Jaarsveld, 45, has finally found his match in Gerna and fans and fellow actors couldn’t be happier for him.
Actress Cintaine Schutte commented on their Instagram post: “This is the best news ever!!! Yay julle!!!!”
Ex-rugby player Ricky Schroeder added: “BEST POST TODAY - Makes my heart HAPPY.”
Other famous South Africans such as Elana Afrika and Francois van Coke also wished the couple well.
In an interview with Maroela Media, Van Jaarsveld said his proposal involved a “mooi aand in Glencairn, sushi, romantiese musiek, kerslig en liefde.”
He also described their relationship as supportive and calm and said he loves his aanstaande’s good-heartedness among other things.