“I didn’t have a magical night”: Kelly Piquet on how Max Verstappen proposed a day after their first date

Max Verstappen’s girlfriend, Kelly Piquet, has shared a rare throwback photo from their first date and revealed that the Red Bull star proposed to her just a day after they met for the first time. She shared the story while posting a series of pictures from 2016, which included moments from her time working with Formula E, her life in her home country of Brazil, and memories with her best friends. The couple have been together for 10 years and are now parents to their eight-month-old baby girl, Lily.

Kelly Piquet reveals how Max Verstappen confessed his love for her

Kelly Piquet took to Instagram to share photos from 2016, captioning them: “Alright, I caved. 2016 was a whirlwind. Could hardly fit 10% in. Saved you the best for last xxxxxxxxxx.”

She truly did save the best for last by sharing a decade-old photo of herself with Verstappen from the early days of their relationship. Alongside it, she wrote: “Met this guy… the very next day he told me I was the love of his life. Little did I know 10 years later we’d be celebrating 5 years together and have a perfect baby girl. PS: I absolutely did not have a magical night that night, but there was serendipity in the air.”

Reacting to the post, one fan commented, “Omg, the last picture, you guys were babies.” Another wrote, “We need story time for the last caption.” A fan also added, “Normally it’s a red flag when someone says that on the first night. But Max is Max, and he always means what he says.”

Piquet also shared pictures from her travels to Hong Kong, Miami, Mexico, and more in 2016, when she was handling social media coverage for Formula E. Captioning one photo from the Mexico E-Prix that year, she wrote: “Worked hard for Formula E, traveling across the world, did 118 flights that year alone.”

She also included a picture of herself doing a perfect headstand on the beach, writing: “Took yoga classes just to learn this pose and succeeded.”

What Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet have been up to

Kelly Piquet recently updated her Instagram bio to read, “Never underestimate the power of love,” and now introduces herself as “Mom of Penelope and Lily.”

She and Max Verstappen traveled to Rio de Janeiro with Penelope and Lily and spent quality time there around the New Year. The Red Bull champion has since returned to work and attended the team’s new livery launch in Detroit. The Formula 1 season will officially begin with the Australian Grand Prix in March.




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