Adrienne Bailon Is Engaged: 'The Real' Host Says She and Her Fiancé, Lenny Santiago, 'Were Friends Before Dating'

The Real host Adrienne Bailon is engaged! MStars News learned that the former Cheetah Girl announced that she was getting married during an episode of The Real. Now that she has a ring on it, Bailon describes her relationship with her fiance Lenny Santiago.

According to Us Weekly, Bailon said:

"We were friends before [dating], and we were friends for a really long time," she adds, "I think the fact that he met me when I was recording a solo album for DefJam, and I was not interested in dating him at all so he got to know real me and I never had to put on any act for him all. He already knew me stripped down — he would see me every say in the studio with a bun in my hair and no make up."

For those of you who don't know who Santiago is, he's the Senior Vice President of Artist Management at Roc Nation.

Santiago finally popped the question to Bailon sometime last week.

"I was shocked, but at the same time, it was so great being able to share it with my girls," Bailon revealed about her engagement. "As much as I can keep a secret, I don't like to keep secrets. I think when you work with somebody as closely as we work they might as well consider themselves my wedding planners!"

"The day I met him I thought he was cute, and there was something about his smile that I absolutely loved," Bailon remembers. "For me it was instant. He obviously knew of me before he met me, and he says he always thought I was beautiful. Like, 'I always thought you were beautiful, if I ever had a chance,' you know what I mean?"

After announcing her engagement on The Real, her fellow co-hosts surprised her with a veil, red bouquet, and champagne.