Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean Is Engaged

Sun, 10 January 2010 21:32:54 ET

During his 32nd birthday party, the former boyband's member got down to his knees on stage to ask girlfriend Rochelle Deanna Karidis' hand in marriage.

Another Backstreet Boys' member is off the market. People Magazine reported that A.J. McLean has got engaged to girlfriend Rochelle Deanna Karidis after getting down to his knees to ask her hand in marriage on the stage of Hard Rock Hotel's Wasted Space nightclub in Las Vegas during his birthday bash on Friday, January 8.

Of the proposal, an eyewitness told the magazine, "He got up on stage and the DJ turned the music off. He asked her to come up on stage and he got down on his knee and she squatted down with him." The source further detailed, "He asked her and she said yes and hugged him. He took the ring out of his pocket and put it on her hand."

The singer, who turned 32 on Saturday, January 9, reportedly really surprised everyone attending, including Karidis, with his proposal. "She seemed very surprised and didn't seem to know why he was getting on stage," the witness recalled. "Even his friends were shocked. They all knew he was going to propose but didn't think he would do it tonight."

According to E! News, McLean bought the engagement ring at Hard Rock Hotel's jewelry store, Rocks, just hours before the proposal. Providing more details on the matter, E! cited a source as reporting, "He ran back to Wasted Space for the strike of midnight, and the change of date to Jan 9 - his birthday!"

A.J. McLean and his singing group Backstreet Boys have released their seventh full length album, "This Is Us", hit U.S. shelves back in October 2009. Their second greatest hits album, "Playlist: The Very Best of the Backstreet Boys" is set to be released in stores across the country on January 26.

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