KEY POINT
- Tyler Cameron and Tate Madden became engaged in August 2026 during a trip to Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys.
- The couple first met in 2022 while Cameron was filming Going Home with Tyler Cameron in Florida.
- Cameron will compete on Dancing With the Stars Season 35 with returning professional dancer Sharna Burgess.
Cameron and Madden’s relationship developed gradually after they first crossed paths in 2022. At the time, Cameron had recently returned to his Florida hometown while Madden was living there.
Their first connection was professional as well as personal. Madden worked as a photographer for an Airbnb project featured through Going Home with Tyler Cameron, and the pair initially became friends.
The relationship later turned romantic. Cameron and Madden went on their first date in 2023 to celebrate Madden’s 30th birthday. Cameron also revealed that Jason Tartick had attempted to bring the two together a year earlier when Madden appeared as a guest on his show.
Cameron eventually made their relationship public in 2024. After dating publicly for two years, he proposed to Madden in August 2026 while the couple were visiting Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys.
On Aug. 15, Cameron shared a photograph from the proposal showing himself down on one knee in front of Madden. He later posted video footage of the moment, describing it as something they would remember and build on throughout their lives.
Madden is described as a model and influencer and is now Cameron’s fiancée. Cameron recently celebrated her 33rd birthday publicly, praising the love, peace and happiness she has brought into his life and saying he looked forward to calling her his wife.
Their engagement marks a major personal milestone for Cameron after years of being associated with televised dating and relationship storylines.
Cameron first became widely known through Season 15 of The Bachelorette, where he reached the finale with Hannah Brown. Brown ultimately became engaged to Jed Wyatt, but later learned that Wyatt had been in a relationship before and during the show.
Brown and Cameron briefly reconnected afterward, although both have since moved into different relationships. Brown later won the Dancing With the Stars Mirrorball Trophy with Alan Bersten.
Cameron is now getting his own opportunity on the ballroom competition.His casting also connects with his earlier television appearances, including his second-place finish on The Real Dirty Dancing.
For Season 35, Cameron will dance alongside returning professional Sharna Burgess. The season premiered Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
