Nick Carter engaged to Lauren Kitt

ruffleen · Post time 23-2-2013 06:53 AM

congratulations!

Nick Carter has found his fire, his one desire.

"I had the ring in my pocket for two weeks," the Backstreet Boy tells PEOPLE exclusively of his engagement to fitness expert/actress Lauren Kitt.

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"I was like, 'I don't want it anymore!' It was driving me insane. I just wanted to get it out of my hands and on to hers."

For the momentous occasion, Carter, 33, took his fiancée, 29, to the Florida Keys where he planned a romantic boat ride to a secluded island – but things did not go as smoothly as expected.

"My boat was in such bad condition because I hadn't used it for, like, six years. It took me five days literally on my hands and knees, scraping up my body [to fix it,]" Carter says. "The engine wasn't complete yet but we still decided to go out."

Despite the engine stalling a few times as they set out to sea Wednesday, Carter and Kitt – along with some close friends and Kitt's father – arrived at a small island Carter had spent time on as a child.

It was there, on the island the couple now refers to as "Engagement Island," that the Backstreet Boy dropped to one knee and presented his girlfriend of over four years with a seven-carat diamond ring from XIV KARATS.

"She said, 'Yes,' and I'm, like, 'I don't know what to do," Carter tells PEOPLE of the proposal. "She said, 'You're supposed to put it on my finger.' So I did. I was in shock."

The proposal came as a surprise to the bride-to-be as well.

"I wasn't expecting it. It just felt very surreal," explains Kitt. "We both are just so happy in love right now and on cloud nine."

And while the couple is excited for their wedding, there are a few other people they must consult before planning their impending nuptials – the band.

"Our first thought was, 'We need to contact the Backstreet Boys and find out when their schedule will permit,'" Kitt says of wedding planning while the band works on a new album and prepares for their sold-out fan cruise in October to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

"It's not up to us. It's up to the schedule. We're just excited and looking forward to the next chapter of our lives."

whadda · Post time 23-2-2013 09:50 AM

tua... dah x hot...

cemp · Post time 23-2-2013 10:06 AM

ya ampun nick nampak tua plak..
dulu2 minat giler ngan BSB ni..
gigih kumpul duit sekolah semata mata nak beli kaset..
siap berangan angan nak kawen ngan nick, adek aku minat si kevin hahaha sengal..
bila pasang kaset lirik lagu kat tangan siap nyanyi lagi..
poster jangan cakap lak siap tampal belakang pintu bilik, tak cukup ngan tu potong tampal dalam buku mengong ah..

ruffleen · Post time 23-2-2013 10:08 AM

cemp posted on 23-2-2013 10:06 AM
ya ampun nick nampak tua plak..
dulu2 minat giler ngan BSB ni..
gigih kumpul duit sekolah semata m ...

sama la kita hahahaa

aku siap tampal dlm pencil box

jarikuku · Post time 23-2-2013 10:29 AM

Nick knp makin tua makin xhot

MamaOlie · Post time 23-2-2013 03:12 PM

congratulations!
ok lah tu ,hampir 4 tahun berkawan...

im_cyclist · Post time 23-2-2013 08:38 PM

aku ttp minat bsb.

ruffleen · Post time 23-2-2013 08:53 PM

harap nick kawin cepat...nanti anak nick leh join the other four Backstreet Babies. hehehe

MamaOlie · Post time 23-2-2013 09:00 PM

dah lima ler ruffleen

howie 2
brian 1
kevin 1
aj 1(the only girls)

ruffleen · Post time 23-2-2013 09:44 PM

MamaOlie posted on 23-2-2013 09:00 PM
dah lima ler ruffleen

howie 2

owh! anak kedua Howie dah lahir yek? aku ketinggalan

haaa jenuhlah Nick nak 'mengejar'

MamaOlie · Post time 23-2-2013 09:49 PM

ha ha ha...tak ketinggalan sangat pon .baru lahir dalam 2 3 hari lepas .another baby boyz

MissNigga · Post time 23-2-2013 10:41 PM

amongst BBSB members, dia ni ler yang paling cumey dulu...skrg dah kertu dah

... tampak garis garis tua kat muka

adiratna · Post time 24-2-2013 12:14 AM

nmpk tua la nick ni..serabai pun ada gak..dulu2 paling suka dia..

kirana_22 · Post time 24-2-2013 09:35 AM

zaman2 bsb meletup dulu aku sekolah menengah.
gila fanatik kat diorang time tu.
siap hafal lagi nama penuh diorang yg panjang2 tu.. birthday lah..
member aku siap tempah nametag nama2 diorang .
selamba je dia pakai .. hari2 tukar .. bsb kan ada 5 orang..
haha kelakau le
tapi sweet kalau diingat..