Serena Williams engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian
Tennis superstar Serena Williams is engaged to Reddit co-founder and author Alexis Ohanian.
Yes, they made the happy announcement in their own dedicated Subreddit: r/ISaidYes.
According to the poem Williams kicked off a thread with, Ohanian popped the question on a surprise trip to Rome where they initially met.
I came home
A little late
Someone had a bag packed for me
And a carriage awaited
Destination: Rome
To escort me to my very own "charming"
Back to where our stars first collided
And now it was full circleAt the same table we first met by chance
This time he made it not by chance
But by choiceDown on one knee
He said 4 words
Andr/isaidyes
Ohanian (whose Reddit username is kn0thing) responded, "And you made me the happiest man on the planet."
Her post is currently 93% upvoted, which is sort of remarkable because only 7% of Reddit users are being jerks.
The couple began dating in 2015 after things between Williams and Drake fizzled out. They were first spotted when Williams, the eternal badass, chased down a man who stole her cell phone, but have kept a relatively low profile since then.
Topics Reddit Celebrities
Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.
