NEED TO KNOW
- Filip proposed during Final Vows, shocking a delighted Stella.
- New Idea understands that they are still together now.
- They recently revealed that having kids could be on the cards.
Stella Mickunaite and Filip Gregov shocked fans with a surprise proposal at Married At First Sight‘s Final Vows.
Filip, 38, got down on one knee and popped the question to a stunned Stella, 33, while she was quick to say yes.
While fans have just learnt of the proposal, the episode was actually filmed at the end of 2025, so many fans are wondering if Stella and Filip are still together.
After months of secrecy, the couple have finally broken their silence, and thankfully, they are still together and are looking ahead to planning their real-life wedding.
But they want it to be a more intimate affair than their glitzy MAFS “wedding”, and hope to tie the knot in Croatia, to honour Filip’s Croatian heritage and to allow Stella’s Lithuanian family to attend.
“Stella’s family could be there, which would be amazing, and I have immediate family here in Australia, but everyone else is overseas, so it works out better,” Filip told Nine.
And they already have their eye on a date, planning to tie the knot on the first anniversary of their MAFS wedding in July 2026.
“It would be peak summer in Europe. We have to look into it more, but it’s 100 per cent happening,” Filip gushed.
Filip has moved from Melbourne to Sydney to be with Stella, and it is clear they are stronger than ever.
Their engagement came as a huge shock to viewers, but it was an even bigger surprise to Stella herself, who never expected Filip to propose at Final Vows.
“Not in my wildest dreams did I think he would drop to one knee at the end of the experiment – but he did,” Stella told our sister publication TV Week.
“I had no idea it was coming. Of course, I’d dreamed of it like any girl would, especially once I started to see the beautiful person he was very early on.”
In fact, Stella was so surprised she originally thought the proposal was “a joke”, before she came around to the reality that her dream was coming true!
How did Filip propose to Stella on MAFS?
Fans did not doubt that the couple would be staying together after the experiment, but the unexpected twist came when Filip proposed during his vows.
“You bring out the best version of me, and it reminds me of what love truly is,” he told Stella during the romantic moment in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
“Stella, I love you more than I ever thought possible and have never felt more certain of anything. I know what my heart wants, something just for us, something that is truly ours.”
Filip then got down on one knee in front of a shocked Stella and asked, “Will you marry me?” while presenting a gorgeous diamond ring.
Stella couldn’t hide her surprise and was quick to wrap her arms around Filip to give him a tearful kiss, but he hilariously had to ask the question again as she hadn’t actually replied.
“Yes!” she finally confirmed, as Filip lifted her into the air in delight.
Before the moment aired on TV, multiple sources had dished to New Idea that the beautician and carpenter were engaged in real life.
In an interview with New Idea before Final Vows aired, Stella, 32, confirmed that she found her “soulmate” on the experiment.
Happily, Filip, 37, agreed, gushing, “Stella is one of the purest, most authentic people I’ve ever met.”
“From the moment we met, the physical, mental and spiritual attraction was there, big time.”
While they didn’t spoil the news of their on-screen engagement, it was clear they were still very loved-up after the experiment.
“You could see big feelings were there from the start,” Stella said with a laugh.
Stella revealed that early on in the experiment, she and Filip would set their morning alarm for 4.30am, so they could have quality time together away from the cameras.
“We’d spend a few hours chatting in bed and hanging out before filming started,” she explained. “It was a special time for us.”
That strong bond, forged so early on, put the couple in good standing during the explosive second Dinner Party.
Stella and fellow bride Alissa Fay were especially singled out for criticism by now-departed bride Brook Crompton, in scenes that have since been labelled some of the most shocking in MAFS history.
“I was so calm in that situation because I knew Filip had my back,” Stella told us.
“I knew Brook was going to come for me that night, and beforehand, I asked Filip to let me handle it. It was a very tough thing to go through, but knowing that he was by my side was a huge support.”
For Filip, that Dinner Party was “one of the toughest times in the experiment”.
But, he added, “I was just so impressed by how Stella handled herself in that situation. Her composure made her even more attractive to me!”
Once the dust settled, Stella and Filip were more than happy to return to their love bubble – and have serious discussions about what their future together could look like.
Early on, they both agreed that a long-distance relationship was off the table. Filip is from Melbourne, while Stella lives in Sydney.
Because she’d already left her whole family behind in Lithuania, nine years prior, Filip agreed he would move to Sydney for Stella.
And as for having kids one day – that’s also on the table!
“We’ve already run a ChatGPT simulation on what our kids would look like,” Stella told us with another laugh.
While those life plans are some way down the track, for now, the pair are “beyond grateful” that the experiment has brought them together.
“This is how it feels when you’re in the right relationship,” Stella said.
“We feel very blessed.”
Take a look back at their MAFS journey here.
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