The 'Jaws'-dropping way Metallica’s James Hetfield, 62, proposed to girlfriend Adriana Gillett, 45

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Metallica frontman James Hetfield has taken romance to jaw-dropping depths, proposing to his glamorous girlfriend Adriana Gillett while swimming with whale sharks in a wild underwater stunt. The 62-year-old metal legend ditched candlelight for fins and face masks, holding up a handwritten sign beneath the waves that read: “Adriana Gillett will you marry me?” — all while surrounded by massive sea creatures.

Adriana Gillett and James Hetfield attend the “Metallica Saved My Life” premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival in New York City.Lori Loughlin, 61, looks half her age in rare red carpet appearance post-Mossimo Giannulli split“The BEST birthday trip surprise,” she gushed. “Swimming with whale sharks on Friday the 13th with the most unique, special and romantic proposal a Pisces could ever imagine.”The former couple, who share three kids, Cali, Castor, and Marcella, officially called it quits in 2022, citing irreconcilable differences.Hetfield and Gillett started dating in 2023 — and things clearly moved fast from there. The “Enter Sandman” rocker has long been candid about his personal struggles, previously admitting his marriage to Tomasi reached a crisis point due to In a 2017 interview with Joe Rogan, he revealed that he hit rock bottom after being kicked out of his home. “Losing my family, that was the thing that scared me so much,” he said. “That was the bottom I hit, that my family is going to go away because of my behaviors that I brought home from the road. I got kicked out of my house by my wife. I was living on my own somewhere. I did not want that.“She kicked my ass right out of the house, and that scared the s–t out of me. She said, ‘Hey, you’re not just going to the therapist now, and talking about this, you’ve got to go somewhere and sort this s–t out,’ so that’s what I did.”The band promises eight explosive shows in October and, in true Metallica fashion, no two nights will be the same as they deliver a brand-new setlist every Thursday and Saturday from Oct. 1-31.19 lululemon ‘We Made Too Much’ finds worth buying this springBrutal reason why Keith Urban's daughter Sunday 'snubbed' singer: reportZendaya stuns in bridal white gown at ‘The Drama’ LA premiere ‘America’s Next Top Model’s’ Nigel Barker says he hasn’t spoken to Tyra Banks since damning documentaryDemi Moore uses this ‘must-have’ hair serum for ‘incredible shine and smoothness’Adriana Gillett and James Hetfield attend the"Metallica Saved My Life" premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival in New York City.Stream It Or Skip It: 'That Night' On Netflix, Where Sisters Cover For Each Other When One Of Them Runs Over Someone While On Vacation

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