Brittany Hockley's 'huge dilemma' following engagement to Swiss soccer star

Following a string of rocky romances, Brittany Hockley thrilled fans last week when she announced that her Swiss boyfriend Ben Siegrist had proposed to her during his recent trip to Australia. The former Bachelor star teared up as she shared the news on her podcast Life Uncut, admitting to listeners that she’s “never been happier”.

Brittany and Ben, who plays for Celtic FC in the UK, first met in 2022 through the celebrity dating app Raya while he was briefly in Sydney for a soccer tournament. Since then, they’ve been in a long-distance relationship and only manage to see each other every few months during time off from their busy schedules.

Yahoo Lifestyle understands that although Brittany is ecstatic to be engaged, the proposal has left her facing a “huge dilemma” she’s been putting to the back of her mind since meeting Ben: moving to Scotland to be with him full-time and potentially limiting her career.

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A media source tells us that the reality star-turned-broadcaster has been “discussing the logistics” of one day hosting her national KIIS radio show The Pick Up and podcast Life Uncut full-time from Glasgow, Scotland - where Ben is based - and figuring out if this would be financially viable.

If Brittany were to move overseas, this would also likely hinder other work opportunities such as Life Uncut’s annual tours across Australia and regular TV appearances, like her recent stint on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!.

In recent years, Brittany has been open about her dream of one day starting a family while publicly documenting the process of freezing her eggs.

Brittany's engagement announcement

Brittany took to Instagram last Wednesday to share a gallery of photos announcing the news that Ben had popped the question. The elaborate proposal, which included a helicopter, super yacht and matching white outfits, took place during a romantic trip to Hamilton Island.

“In any lifetime it’s a YES!” she captioned the post. “Just two people loving each other for the rest of our lives.”

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Brittany’s famous followers flooded the comments with congratulatory messages, including her co-host Laura Byrne who wrote: “I’M LEAKING!!!! Could not be happier for this. You deserve it all.”

“Yassssss!!!!! Biggest congratulations to you two babes!!!” Rebel Wilson replied, followed by Matty ‘J’ Johnson who said, “WE LOVE LOVE!!!!!”.

“Magnificent news! Huge congratulations! Could only have been better if Osher had emerged from the sand dunes,” Sunrise’s Sam Mac joked.

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