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"She&amp;apos;s been talking about getting hitched to boyfriend Brandon Blackstock for months, but when Kelly Clarkson finally came face-to-face with a diamond sparkler and a proposal, the singer was still moved to tears.\r\n&amp;quot;It was a proper proposal -- very romantic,&amp;quot; a source close to the singer told Us Weekly. &amp;quot;And yes, she cried!&amp;quot;\r\nClarkson, 30, hasn&amp;apos;t been able to hold back her excitement since the Dec. 14 proposal.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m engaged! I wanted y&amp;apos;all to know!&amp;quot; she shared with her Twitter fans one day later. &amp;quot;Happiest night of my life.&amp;quot;\r\nHer now-fiance, Blackstock, had been working with Beverly Hills jeweler Johnathon Arndt for months to design the perfect ring for his country gal in secret.\r\n\r\nThe result?\r\nA stunning radiant-cut 6-carat canary diamond that Blackstock, 36, used to pop the question in Nashville, where the couple share a home.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Kelly had a rough start with love, for sure, and a long dry spell,&amp;quot; a friend of the &amp;quot;Stronger&amp;quot; singer said. &amp;quot;But Brandon was worth the wait.&amp;quot;\r\nAdded another source: &amp;quot;She honestly thought she&amp;apos;d never find anyone and that she&amp;apos;d be single forever. But she&amp;apos;s changed. You can see it in how great she looks and how happy she is.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAnd despite previously joking that she and Blackstock, the son of Clarkson&amp;apos;s manager and Reba McEntire&amp;apos;s stepson, may elope, Clarkson is now looking forward to having a big fete, pals say.\r\n&amp;quot;[She] wants to go all-out,&amp;quot; a friend told Us. &amp;quot;She&amp;apos;ll keep it country, though.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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