Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston announced today on the cover of Us Weekly that they’re back together, have decided to get hitched – and that even their parents had no idea.
“We got engaged two weeks go,” the daughter of 2008 vice-presidential candidate and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told the magazine. “It felt right, even though we don’t have the approval of our parents.”
The reunited couple and their 18-month-old son Tripp graced the cover of the magazine Wednesday wearing white.
The duo, both 20, ended their rocky romance in March 2009 after a highly-publicized breakup and Palin later described Johnston as “a stranger to me.”
But just this month, Johnson issued a surprise apology to the Palins, saying he was sorry for his “youthful indiscretions” in an apparent bid to win back the family’s affection.
The pair, engaged once before, got back together three months ago after meeting to discuss a custody plan for their son, then taking him on walk, they said.
An intimate text from Johnston later that night rekindled the young lovers’ romance.
“When he left that night, we didn’t hug or kiss, but I was thinking how different it was,” the young mother said. He texted me: ‘I miss you. I love you. I want to be with you again’ … I was in shock.”
Despite their nuclear breakup, slams from Sarah Palin and Johnston’s high-profile nude photo shoot for Playgirl, the two said they are committed to making the relationship work this time around.
The only wild card? Sarah Palin.
“It is intimidating and scary just to think about what her reaction is going to be,” the bride-to-be said. “Hopefully she will jump on board.”
Sarah and Todd Palin issued a joint statement on the Today show on Wednesday morning.
“Bristol at 19 is now a young adult. We obviously want what’s best for our children,” the statement said. “Bristol believes in redemption and forgiveness to a degree most of us struggle to put in practice in our daily lives.”
