Jay Hutton, star of E4's smash hit Tattoo Fixers show, has announced he is engaged.

The 26-year-old, who runs the Adrenaline Tattoo Studio in Whitby, Ellesmere Port , took to Facebook and Twitter to share the news this morning.

Jay posted a picture of himself and his wife-to-be, although her identity has not yet been made public. He referred to her online as 'this amazing woman'.

He wrote: “When you know, you know and that’s it.

“Engaged to this amazing woman.”

Jay’s 5,000 friends and 176,000 followers on Facebook were quick to congratulate him.

One wrote: “What a gorgeous couple you are. I wish you all the happiness and love for your future together.”

Another said: “Congratulations. You make a beautiful couple. I think there will be a lot of heartbroken ladies today.”

Jay, who hails from Abergele in North Wales, shot to fame when examples of his work posted on social media caught the attention of producers.

Since then, his Twitter followers have rocketed from 7,000 to 192,000.