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Mike Shouhed and Paulina Ben-Cohen are getting married!
The 42-year-old real estate agent announced the news during part one of theShahs of Sunsetseason 9 reunion that aired Sunday onBravo.
Holding hands with her man, Ben-Cohen flashed her new diamond ring.
“Congratulations!” hostAndy Cohenexclaimed, while the rest of the cast took in the news.
Shouhed explained that he popped the question in Hawaii with a little help from her oldest son; Ben-Cohen has two children from her previous marriage,E! Onlinereports.
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“I actually asked her son his permission to marry his mommy, and I gave him the ring and we were in Hawaii, and I planned with the concierge where the most beautiful part of the beach was gonna be,” he explained.
The longtimeShahs of Sunsetstar didn’t disclose when he popped the question, but the couple recently celebrated a relationship milestone.
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Last month, Ben-Cohen posted a cozy photo with Shouhed onInstagram, cuddling close in front of the ocean.
Moments before the couple announced their engagement during the reunion, Ben-Cohen spoke from the heart about the strength of their relationship. During season 9, the couple navigated a sexting scandal after Ben-Cohen found messages from another woman on Shouhed’s phone.
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“I know this time around is so different,” she said during the reunion of where they’re at now. “The love and the connection that we have with each other, I’ve told him before, I wouldn’t live without him.”
Shouhedwas marriedonce before to ex-wife Jessica Parido. The couple separated in August 2015, and less than eight months after they tied the knot, Parido filed for divorce in November 2015, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized almost exactly a year later.
Looking back, Shouhed toldPEOPLEof the split in 2017, “I feel at peace.”
“It was a very difficult time of my life. Anyone who has gone through a divorce knows it’s never fun,” he said. “It’s emotionally and mentally draining, and there was an overwhelming feeling of guilt that I had because I was responsible, partly, for breaking up a marriage.”
On the show, he initiallydeniedever being unfaithful, before eventuallypublicly coming cleanon an emotional episode in June 2016.
“It’s hard because both of our families were very close — we affected a lot of people,” he told PEOPLE four years ago. “It was a sad time in my life, but I found the light at the end of the tunnel. I’m in a much better place now.”
Part two of theShahs of Sunsetseason 9 reunion hits Bravo at 9 p.m. on Aug. 29.
source: people.com
