The soon-to-be Mrs Tubridy has strong Kildare links
The former Late Late Show host confirmed his engagement on Tuesday after the jewellers Tubridy bought the ring from let the news slip early on social media
Ryan Tubridy has announced his engagement to the 2010 Rose of Tralee winner and clinical psychologist Dr Clare Kambamettu who has strong Co Kildare links.
Clare was born in Leeds in 1984, but at the age of eight years old moved to Athy where her mother Breda is from.
Clare's dad, Ravi, a doctor who is originally from the Indian city of Hyderabad, met Clare’s mother while working in a hospital in Galway in the 1970s.
In 2011, the then reigning Rose of Tralee Clare travelled to India with her parents to take part in a documentary about the Voluntary Services Overseas’ charity work.
London-based Clare eventually moved back to Ireland the following year to live with her parents in Athy.
Former Late Late Show host Tubridy made the announcement on his Virgin Radio UK show on Tuesday morning after the jewellers he chose to purchase the ring from for his now fiancée posted on social media on Monday that Tubridy had bought a diamond ring from the shop. They then deleted the post.
O’Dalaigh Jewellers in Clifden posted a picture of the couple with staff members outside the jewellers and said that Tubridy had came to them looking for a ring for Dr Kambamettu.
However, as they posted it before the couple had a chance to announce it, the post was removed.
Speaking on the radio on Tuesday morning, Tubridy finally told listeners: "I have a little bit of news that I've been keeping to myself, to ourselves."
He then went on to confirm that he got engaged to his partner Clare in the West of Ireland last Thursday evening. He added: "I just decided now is the time."
The radio host said: "It's a very exciting time to be alive. I'm a very, very lucky man, and I think it's one of those beautiful moments where the world feels lighter."
Tubridy and Dr Kambamettu made their relationship public in 2023.