GLEE's Matthew Morrison Is Engaged!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Matthew Morrison is engaged to his girlfriend of two years, model Renee Puente. A source confirmed to THR that news of the engagement was made public yesterday, June 27th at the Elton John White Tie and Tierra Ball in London. The marriage will be the first for both.

At the event, Elton John and Coldplay's Chris Martin serenaded the happy couple with a moving rendition of John's romantic classic, "Your Song."

Speaking on his relationship with Puente, Morrison gushed, "I'm very happy ... Renee's not in the industry -- I need that normality. We like to stay home and cook, we're not that Hollywood."

Morrison is in London promoting his new album, "Where It All Began," which was released through Adam Levine's record label 222 Records on June 4th. The album contains tunes from THE WIZ - a duet with Smokey Robinson, as well as selections from WEST SIDE STORY, MY FAIR LADY, OLIVER!, GUYS & DOLLS and others.

About Matthew Morrison:

Although a Broadway actor since the age of 19, Matthew Morrison made a bigger splash on TV, where he began playing the role of Mr. Shuester - the well-meaning music teacher and adult star of Glee - in 2009. The show required its cast to sing and dance, two skills Morrison had sharpened during his time as a stage actor. A California native, he began performing in school plays and theater camp productions before relocating to New York, where he enrolled at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After a brief stint in the boy band LMNT, Morrison returned his focus to acting and landed a role in the Broadway adaptation of Footloose.

More Broadway shows followed, including the first stage production of John Waters' Hairspray. The musical won a Grammy Award in 2003 for its soundtrack; Morrison also received his own nomination from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, having attracted a good bit of attention by originating the role of Link Larkin. As his reputation grew, so did his résumé, and Morrison began branching out into film and TV.

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