See Inside Steven Bartlett's Emotional Moroccan Proposal

"I eventually found someone that I fell in love with," he said in an interview. Dragon's Den star and 'Diary of a CEO' host Steven Bartlett proposed to fiancée Melanie Lopes back during their Christmas holiday in Morocco. Almost a month later, the media personality has finally shared photos of his emotional proposal with his fans and followers. The Moroccan proposal The 33-year-old proposed to the French-Portuguese yoga entrepreneur in a beautiful Moroccan setting, surrounded by candles on Christmas Day in 2025. Both were seen dressed in casual clothing including jeans and trainers as Bartlett went down on one knee. The entrepreneur shared how he surprised his fiancée as he snuck into Morocco while she was holidaying there with her family. Lopes thought he was in Europe and she was meeting her family for dinner when he was waiting to propose to her. "She said Yes 💍🥺To say I was nervous is an understatement… I snuck into Morocco where she was on holiday with her family - she thought I was in Europe - and surprised her when she thought she was meeting her fam for dinner," he wrote in the X post. "10 years ago, I didn’t really understand the concept of marriage - but when you meet the right person, a lot of things start to make sense," he added with a red heart emoji. A beautiful love story Bartlett and Lopes are said to have begun dating in 2016 after meeting on Instagram. They split in 2017 after a year of dating, as Bartlett was busy with his work and couldn't commit properly. However, in 2022 he flew to Bali to win his former girlfriend back. “Getting myself into a loving relationship with a wonderful woman has totally been my greatest achievement. I wasn’t sure if that was going to be possible for me, because what I learned about love at a young age was not very good. It was quite toxic,” he said to The Sun in a 2022 interview. He added that his early experience of relationships was watching his parents shout at each other and thus he avoided relationships until he turned 25. “But after doing a lot of work, I eventually found someone that I fell in love with and I’ve been mature enough to keep that relationship strong and grow with it. I think that’s what I’m most proud of, because it’s probably the hardest thing.” Bartlett is best known for his podcast The Diary of a CEO where he has interviewed a range of celebrities including Kamala Harris and Louis Tomlinson. He is also a part of BBC's Dragon's Den and is seen investing in new and emerging business ventures regularly. End of Article