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Chaz Bono puts a ring on it, icing engagement to Jennifer Elia

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Chaz Bono and girlfriend Jennifer Elia have been engaged for a while now, but on a clear day recently in Seattle, the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ contestant made it very official with the gift of a sparkling engagement ring.

The big moment will be shown Sunday night in the one-hour special ‘Being Chaz,’ a follow-up to ‘Becoming Chaz,’ the Emmy-nominated documentary that followed Bono’s transgender process.

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While calling the ring ‘gorgeous,’ ‘stunning’ and ‘huge,’ a thankful Elia didn’t have to say yes: The couple have been engaged for two years, but put off getting married until Bono’s transgender process was complete.

Bono, who lasted six weeks on the most recent ‘Dancing With the Stars’ cycle, revealed on the show’s finale last week that since his elimination he’d been backstage each week cheering on the remaining contestants. On the finale, Bono did a number with partner Lacey Schwimmer and her father, Buddy Schwimmer, celebrating dancers of the not-so-slim variety; the routine was set to the tune ‘Big and Chunky’ from ‘Madagascar 2.’

Elia, who has said she’s bisexual, told CNN’s Piers Morgan in May that she finds her fiance more attractive as a man.

‘Being Chaz’ airs at 8 p.m. Sunday on OWN. The former Chastity Bono, child of Cher and Sonny Bono, was legally declared a man in May 2010.

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-- Christie D’Zurilla
Twitter.com/dzurillaville


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