'Superman' Star Henry Cavill
Is Engaged
By: Tracey Harrington McCoy
Posted May 4th 2011 06:50PM 2011 is turning into quite a year for
Henry Cavill! First, the 27-year-old British actor landed the highly coveted role of
Man of Steel in director
Zack Snyder's new reboot of the superhero franchise. And now he's engaged!
The actor is engaged to
Ellen Whitaker, a 2012 Olympic hopeful for the British showjumping team, his rep confirmed to PEOPLE. Cavill proposed while on a recent trip to Hollywood.
"I couldn't believe it when he asked me to marry him," the Whitaker said, according to the
Belfast Telegraph. "I thought we were there to celebrate his birthday. It was such a surprise and I am so happy."
Before proposing, the Englishman asked Whitaker's father for his daughter's hand in marriage--and he appears to have said yes!