It looks like Levi Johnston intends to make an honest woman out of Bristol Palin, because the two are engaged again, Us Weekly reports.
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston reveal exclusively in the new Us Weekly that they are getting married.
And, they tell Us Weekly, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been kept in the dark about their plans … until now.
“We got engaged two weeks ago,” Bristol, 19, tells Us Weekly. “It felt right, even though we don’t have the approval of our parents.”
Bristol and Levi, 20 — who famously called off their previous engagement two weeks after welcoming son Tripp in December 2008 — tell Us Weekly they reconnected three months ago while working out a custody plan for their 18-month-old son.
“I really thought we were over,” Levi tells Us Weekly. “So when I went, I had no hope. I think we both just started talking — and then we took Tripp for a walk.”
Says Bristol, “When he left that night, we didn’t hug or kiss, but I was thinking how different it was. He texted me: ‘I miss you. I love you. I want to be with you again’ … I was in shock.”
Now comes the hard part: Getting the blessing of Sarah Palin, who has made no secret of her feelings for Levi. He provoked her fury last fall when he claimed that she had called her infant son Trig (who has Down syndrome) “retarded.” She fired back, telling reporters that anyone who posed for Playgirl would “say and do anything for even more attention.” Later, during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, she dubbed him “Ricky Hollywood” and called his “aspiring porn” career “heartbreaking.”
Says Bristol, “It is intimidating and scary just to think about what her reaction is going to be. Hopefully she will jump on board.”
The Palins released a statement on the Today show Wednesday morning: “Bristol at 19 is now a young adult. We obviously want what’s best for our children. Bristol believes in redemption and forgiveness to a degree most of us struggle to put in practice in our daily lives.”
I’d be careful if I were him. I envision Thanksgiving dinners with Sarah giving him the evil eye over the mashed potatoes, and wouldn’t be surprised if his turkey had a healthy dose of buckshot in it. You know she’s going to bring up the fact that he posed for Playgirl at the wedding while introducing him to friends and family: ”And here’s my new son-in-law, the one who almost showed his wiener and did show his naked bottom for the whole world to see in that smut magazine. But we’ve totally forgiven him for that embarrassing indiscretion.” It has familial bliss written all over it.
Bristol in an unfortunate and unflattering dress at The Candie’s Foundation Event To Prevent back in May:
PHOTO SOURCE: Fame Pictures
