Former double World Superbike champion James 💃Toseland has confirmed his engagement to singer K𒅌atie Melua.

Writing on his Facebook site, Toseland revealed: "Hey everyone, I've got some happy news to share with you, I asked Katie to marry me and she said yes! As you can imagine, I am a 🍒very happy man right now."

Melua (27) and Toseland (31) have been d📖ating since April last year. The pair were set-up by Katie's keyboard player Jim Watson, who spotted Toseland in the audience at her concert at Sheffield City Hall.

Toseland was las𒅌t year forced to call time on his racing career following a wrist injury and is now concentrating on a career in music.

A statement released on Melua's Fac🅺ebook fan page said: "Following speculation in the press, Dramatico Entertainmen💞t are delighted to confirm the engagement of Katie Melua and James Toseland. We wish them happiness in their life together."

Toseland previously revealed the siꦿnger h🌳ad never heard of him, nor would recognise the sport's most famous rider, Valentino Rossi.

"Katie has been great. She had no interest in me whatsoever because I was a motorcycle racer. She hadn't heard of me," h🍌e said. "She would🌸n't even know what Valentino Rossi looked like."

Toseland won the World Superbike title on⛎ the Fila Ducati in 2004 and again in 2007 on the Ten Kate Honda. He joined the MotoGP series in 2008 with the Tech 3 Yamaha team and endured a mixed year, fi🌜nishing 11th.

He remained with the team💖 in 2🦂009 but was replaced after a disappointing season by Ben Spies.

He rode for Sterilgarda Yamaha in 2010 and endured a below-par campaign before switching to BMW Mot🐭orrad Italia last season, suffering a wrist injury at Aragon in Spain and announcing his retirement in September.