Lionel Richie Thinks Daughter Sofia Is ‘In Good Hands’ With Fiance Elliot Grainge: ‘I Know Who’ He Is
usmagazine.comFuture father-in-law! Lionel Richie couldn’t be happier for his daughter Sofia Richie following her engagement to Elliot Grainge.“I love Elliot, I’ve known him since he was 12,” the 72-year-old American Idol judge told Access Hollywood on Tuesday, April 26, adding that the newly engaged couple are “so happy” together. “It was one of those things where I don’t have to go back and check out the kid.
I know who it is.”The record producer said he felt comfortable with the proposal, explaining, “As a papa and as a dad, you know, that’s my little girl, so she is in good hands.”Grainge, 28, wasn’t as confident when asking for Lionel’s permission before the proposal, however. “He was a nervous wreck,” the “Hello” crooner recalled. “Poor guy.
I thought he was going to pass out.”The model, 23, announced via Instagram earlier this month that Grainge had gotten down on one knee after more than one year of dating. “Forever isn’t long enough @elliot,” she gushed on April 20 alongside a pair of photos from the special moment.The couple were first linked in January 2021 following Sofia’s flings with Gil Ofer and Matthew Morton.
She previously dated Scott Disick from 2017 to May 2020 — when the duo briefly split, only to reconcile two months later.
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