Daniella Monet and Andrew Gardner just got engaged over the holiday season and it almost wouldn’t have happened at all if Daniella kept standing him up.
In a new interview with ET, the former Victorious actress admitted that after being set up by one of her good friends, it took a while for them to actually meet.
Daniella shared that after talking on Facebook, they decided to meet, however…”I actually stood him up a couple times because I was nervous to meet him. I’m so lucky I didn’t blow it.”
“After dating for a while, he later told me that when he saw a picture of me on Facebook, he had a feeling I was special,” she adds. “He’s one of the strongest, most level-headed men I know. He knows what he wants, and he’s not afraid of a challenge. It’s so cliche, but I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.”
Andrew surprised Daniella on Christmas Day by blindfolding her and taking her out to a tree that had “Marry Me?” scratched into the trunk.
“Best day of my life,” Daniella captioned one photo, adding, “I thought I was going to open my eyes and see our bikes parked on the driveway. I was wrong. #engaged” with a shocked face emoji.
Daniella and Andrew just celebrated their six year anniversary back in September and she joked “hope you don’t mind that I call you partner now, “bf” is tired af.”
The actress stopped by Build Series on Friday (December 15) in New York City to discuss the upcoming season three of Nickelodeon’s Paradise Run, which she is hosting.
The Victorious alum also discussed her goals for the future, which include landing a role on another sitcom in the coming year.
“I like being real and myself,” she said about her hosting role, “but I think ultimately my heart is in sitcom. It’s what I’ve done since I was little so, I’d say in the next year I would love to get on another sitcom.”
“I like light-hearted stuff,” she added. “I’m a very light-hearted person on the surface I’d say. I want to make people laugh, and I like family-friendly content. So that’s the goal.”
We can’t wait!! Watch the interview below.
Daniella Monet Chats About Nickelodeon’s “Paradise Run”
Are you getting excited for season three of Nickelodeon’s Paradise Run?
The competition series, set in Hawaii and hosted by Daniella Monet, follows three teams competing in a sequence of adrenaline-pumping challenges, all vying for the ultimate prize – a paradise vacation!
The brand-new season of Paradise Run will premiere on New Year’s Day (January 1) at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Some of the new challenges include a 45-foot volcano-themed water slide; a 700-foot zip-line; Volca-Nose, where teams climb up a 50-foot slimy slide to plug five oozing nostrils of a baby volcano; Sandwich Islands, where teams race against time by running across water mats with oversized ingredients to create giant sandwiches and deliver them to hangry guests; and Crazy Bat Shoot, where teams use giant sling shots to fling rubber bats at their teammates across the lagoon.
Nickelodeon is coming back with an all-new season of Paradise Run and JJJ‘s got the exclusive scoop straight from the series host, Daniella Monet!
If you don’t know, Paradise Run is a competition series set in Hawaii, where three teams of kids compete in a sequence of adrenaline-pumping challenges, all vying for the ultimate prize�a paradise vacation.
“Going back to Hawaii to shoot Paradise Run for a third time was awful! Who wants to get paid to have the best time ever in one of the most beautiful places in the world?! KIDDING,” Daniella joked with us.
She adds, “Seriously, I’m so excited for everyone to see brand-new episodes of Paradise Run – we had some pretty hilarious moments! The challenges are insane, we welcome a brand-new cast member, Pele the Volcano, and the Nickelodeon stars really brought their A-game this season.”
Elliot Knight suits up for a night out with Evanna Lynch at the 2017 Mercy For Animals Annual Hidden Heroes Gala on Saturday night (September 23) in Los Angeles.
The British actor will be starring on The CW’s upcoming series Life Sentence, alongside Lucy Hale, as her husband, Wes.
The Mercy For Animals Gala is aimed to move and inspire and honored songwriter Diane Warren, who was presented with the Mercy For Animals Compassionate Leadership Award by pop star, Leona Lewis.
