{"id":575138,"date":"2026-07-30T08:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/575138\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T08:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:22:28","slug":"sam-smith-confirms-engagement-to-long-term-partner-christian-cowan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/575138\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith confirms engagement to long-term partner Christian Cowan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Smith has confirmed they are engaged to their long-term partner, Christian Cowan.<\/p>\n<p>The Stay With Me singer, 34, told The New York Times that Cowan is now their fiance after three years of dating.<\/p>\n<p>News of their engagement comes ahead of the release of Smith\u2019s fifth studio album Hazel Eyes, which is named after Cowan\u2019s eye colour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"961\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-smith-confirms-engagement-to-long-term-partner-christian-cowan.jpg\" alt=\"The Fashion Awards 2023 \u2013 London\" data-title=\"The Fashion Awards 2023 \u2013 London\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Archive\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Archive\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Ian West\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>News of their engagement comes ahead of the release of Smith\u2019s fifth studio album Hazel Eyes, which is named after Cowan\u2019s eye colour (Ian West\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>The record charts the course of the couple\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Smith began composing the first song on the album, Everlasting Love, before their first date and finished it while they were together.<\/p>\n<p>Cowan, a fashion designer, worked with Smith on the costumes for the music video for their song, I\u2019m Not Here To Make Friends, in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>They were seen holding hands in New York a few months later and walked the Met Gala red carpet together in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Cowan includes Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga and Heidi Klum among his celebrity clientele.<\/p>\n<p>Smith previously said they wanted to keep their romantic life out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to GQ in October 2022, they said: \u201cOver the last few years, as I\u2019ve become confident in my skin, I\u2019ve got loads of wonderful romantic attention.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"853\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785399748_171_sam-smith-confirms-engagement-to-long-term-partner-christian-cowan.jpg\" alt=\"The Met Gala 2026 \u2013 New York\" data-title=\"The Met Gala 2026 \u2013 New York\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Matt Crossick\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Smith and Cowan attended the Met Gala 2026 together (Matt Crossick\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been incredible. I\u2019ve decided that I will always keep that private now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0have had relationships where I\u2019ve shared stuff online and talked about it here and there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I just don\u2019t want to do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think being loved by someone is such a gift \u2013 for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think my job can get in the way of that \u2013 the purity of that love \u2013 sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s debut album, In The Lonely Hour, was released in 2014 and reached number one in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The singer came out as non-binary in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Smith has confirmed they are engaged to their long-term partner, Christian Cowan. 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