Miranda Chopping didn’t find love with Farmer Zac, but she’s found her happily ever after with somebody new.
The 21-year-old went Instagram official with car content creator Josh Brown on June 29, and she’s already engaged!
She confirmed the news exclusively with our sister publication Woman’s Day, chatting to them from Lake Como, Italy, just days after Josh popped the question at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
“I genuinely thought we were going to an escape room,” she says of the unexpected proposal.
“There was actually a dress I really wanted to wear that day, and Josh made up a whole story about why I couldn’t wear it.”
“He told me we were going to an escape room at the Eiffel Tower and then getting professional photos afterwards, so I didn’t suspect a thing.”
Josh proposed on a private rooftop overlooking the Eiffel Tower to give them privacy, with Miranda gushing over the perfect moment.
“I’d never seen anything like it. It honestly felt like something out of a movie,” she added.
Just weeks before heading off on their European adventure, Miranda told New Idea that she wants to get married in Lake Como and joked about looking at wedding venues there.
“I’ve always said I will get married in Lake Como, and we’re going to Lake Como whilst we’re doing a Euro summer, so I might have to check out some wedding venues while we’re there,” she teased.
Miranda also said that she had already told Josh that she wanted “the Hailey Bieber ring” just in case a European proposal was on the cards.
With the couple currently relaxing in Lake Como, there might still be an elopement on the cards yet!
As for kids? They’re on the same page about their plans to start a family.
“We definitely both want kids, but I have told him we’ll be getting married before kids, so it’s definitely all on the cards,” she told New Idea.
“I think that’ll just come with time.”
How did Miranda and Josh meet?
The lovebirds started dating late last year, not long after filming for Farmer Wants a Wife wrapped, and Miranda says she’s found The One!
“I think we definitely fell in love with each other almost immediately,” she told New Idea.
“It’s been literally like a dream since I met him.”
They met in Miranda’s hometown, Rockhampton, when Josh visited for a car event, and it was her brother who actually encouraged her to talk to him.
Her brother is a fan of Josh’s Instagram content, so while she initially struck up a conversation with Josh for her brother, she ended up “falling in love with him”.
“I slid into his DMs and then we hung out the next day, and we literally haven’t spent the night apart since,” she explained.
“So, thanks to my brother.”
It’s been quite the whirlwind romance, with the L-bomb quickly being dropped, while Miranda has moved in with Josh on the Gold Coast, leaving her real estate job to focus on her dress hire business.
“I don’t know how we’re not sick of each other yet, but yeah, he has a very lovely family, and he’s been very welcoming,” she said.
“So things are going very, very well.”
“It’s definitely moved quite quickly, but I think when you know, you know,” she added.
Though things didn’t work out with Farmer Zac on FWAW, she’s actually thankful for that now, adding that “everything happens for a reason”.
What about her farm dreams?
And she’s not missing out on the country lifestyle, joking that she decided to “take a break from farmers” after filming the Channel Seven show.
However, living on a farm isn’t “out of the picture” for Miranda, as she hopes to raise her children back in rural Australia.
“That’s still something I want to raise my kids around since that’s the way I was brought up, but I think that’ll just come with time,” she shared.
“[Josh is] also very open-minded and supportive of everything I do and I want.
“So I think we’ll see what happens in the future.”
Things are going from strength to strength for the couple already, and her FWAW co-star and friend, Lily, who was on Dylan’s farm, has been the first from the show to meet Josh!
Luckily, Lily more than approves, though the other girls haven’t had the chance to meet him yet, given they live further away.
FWAW aired in the midst of her new relationship, but Miranda insisted it didn’t cause any issues with Josh; in fact, they’ve actually been watching together.
“He has been so supportive and encouraging of every opportunity regarding the show,” she told us.
“Whilst I was on, me and his family would have movie nights every week and matching pyjamas and a glass of wine.
“So his family and him have just been so amazing throughout the whole thing.
“I’m just lucky he’s mature and handled it the way he did.”
Dealing with trolls
But it hasn’t been all plain sailing for Miranda, who has dealt with negative comments since the show aired, but she’s taken it all in her stride, and has even had some advice from MAFS‘ Gia Fleur!
“I hadn’t read any comments before getting my account back because I just didn’t want to let the negativity in,” she said.
“It’s obviously very easy to get in your own head, so I just wasn’t even making myself aware of that.
“But since having my own account back, the amount of like lovely messages I’ve got is insane.
“Like I have so much support, which is actually really nice.
“I have been in contact a little bit with Gia Fleur from MAFS.
“She reached out briefly, but I haven’t really spoken to anyone too much regarding anything of the show.”
Her parents and her four siblings have also been hugely supportive, and she’s now embracing her next chapter post FWAW.
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