Rosie O’Donnell‘sfiancéeElizabeth Rooney debuted her huge diamond sparkler on Instagram hours after the comedianconfirmed news of the couple’s engagement.
After playingcoy about her relationship statuswith Rooney, O’Donnell, 56,officially confirmed their engagement to PEOPLEon Monday night at the 15th-anniversary celebration of her organization, Rosie’s Theater Kids in New York City.
Rosie O’Donnell and Elizabeth Rooney.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
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However, she revealed their wedding date won’t be happening anytime soon.
“This is a long time in the future. We both decided that that would be best,” O’Donnell said.
The formerViewco-host described her fiancée as a “wonderful woman,” and revealed the two have been dating from different cities since they went public in November 2017.
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“She lives in Boston now and I live here in New York. It’s been a long-distance thing. It’s been great. I think she’s a wonderful woman,” said O’Donnell, who proudly praised Rooney for being an Army veteran and an undefeated boxer during her time of service.
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“She’s very much an equal, she’s very much her own person and loves what she does. She’s a pretty unbelievable young woman,” the star added.
Before her relationship with Rooney, O’Donnell was married to Michelle Rounds, whodiedof apparent suicide in September 2017 at age 46. They share one daughter, Dakota, 5.
The comedian also has four other children — son Parker, 23, son Blake, 18, and daughter Vivienne, 15, and 21-year-oldestranged daughter Chelsea— with ex-wife Kelli Carpenter-O’Donnell.
source: people.com
