"I'm definitely getting the nudge-nudge": Johnny Ruffo teases major love life update
Johnny Ruffo has hinted at the possibility of wedding bells with his partner Tahnee Sims.
The former X-factor star and Home and Away actor has terminal brain cancer and says he is “so lucky” to have Tahnee by his side as he undergoes treatment.
Ruffo has revealed that Sims has given him major hints about a possible engagement.
“She’s definitely given me the hint about, you know, getting engaged,” he told Yahoo Australia.
“Ooh, I like this ring and I like that one”.
“So I think that might be on the cards maybe. I’m definitely getting the nudge-nudge.”
Ruffo recently paid tribute to Sims on her birthday, sharing a photo to social media of a loveheart-shaped cake.
“Happy Birthday to this strong, incredible, amazing, beautiful lady that I am so very lucky to call my girlfriend, I hope you’ve had the most wonderful day,” he wrote.
Speaking to Yahoo, Ruffo said Sims was the person who “keeps me strong”.
“I feel like she’s battling as much as I am, but also she has to put up with me,” he said.
“Without her, it’d definitely be a lot harder.”
He also broached the sensitive subject of how Sims would cope if he lost his cancer battle, having briefly touched on the topic in past interviews.
“I suppose it’s inevitable for the ones that you love that at some point they’re going to have to go through something that’s quite difficult,” he said.
“So try and spend as much time as you can with them.
“Create great memories.
“And so when they do think about you, they think of the good things and they smile.”
Ruffo and Sims have been a couple since 2015. Ruffo first learned he had a brain tumour in 2017, but he was declared cancer free in 2019.
In November 2020, he made the devastating announcement that his cancer had returned, and in August 2022 he was told his cancer was terminal.
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