Former double World Superbike champion James Toseland has confirm﷽ed his engagement to singer Katie Melua.

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

Melua (27) and Toseland (31) have been datingไ sin🌄ce 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 last year for🌞ced 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 Facebook fan page said: "Following speculation in the press, Dramatico Entertainment are delighted to 🅠confirm the engagement of Katie Melua and James Toseland. We wish them happiness in their life together."

To🐲seland previously revealed the singer had 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 motorcℱycle racer. She hadn't heard of me," he said. "She w🀅ouldn'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 th🦹e Ten Kate Honda. He joined the MotoGP series in 2008 with the Tech 3 Yamaha team and endured a mixed year, finishing 11th.

He remained with the team in 2009 but was replaced after a disappointing season by B🍸en Spies.

He rode for Sterilgarda Yamaha in 2010 and endured a below-par campaign before switchin🍰g to BMW Motorrad Italia last season, suffering a wrist injury atജ Aragon in Spain and announcing his retirement in September.