Former sexy star and Viva Hot Babes member Katya Santos is now engaged to her non-showbiz boyfriend, Paolo Pilar.

The pair posted snaps of the proposal, done in Lake Ashi in Japan, on their Instagram accounts.

"It all started in 2004. They say it was love at first sight, but I truly believed it was destiny! Now I understand whatever happened in the past needed to happen," Santos captioned her post.

"To forever, my pungay," she added.

Pilar, for his part, wrote: "20 years ago, I met a wonderful woman named Katrina on the beautiful island of Boracay.
Today, in 2024, I finally asked her to be my wife with our families, friends, and the majestic Fuji-San as witnesses."

Celebrities Maui Taylor, Marvin Agustin, Dianna Zubiri-Smith and Aiko Melendez were among the happy friends of the newly engaged couple, congratulating them in the comments section.

Santos' daughter from her first marriage, Tala, was also present during the proposal.