THE OC - THE OC LOVERS GET ENGAGED

THE OC stars and onscreen lovers ADAM BROODY and RACHEL BILSON have secretly got engaged in real life.

Brody and Bilson play teenagers SETH COHEN and SUMMER ROBERTS respectively in the hit American TV show, which follows the tangled love lives of rich youngsters living in Orange County, California.

The onscreen couple have tried to hide their offscreen romance for as long as possible, but now their engagement is official they are looking for a house together in Los Angeles.

A source at US television network FOX says, "They are both so much in love and want to settle down together.

"Adam went down on bended knee in a very traditional way and they plan to get married in the new year (05). It's the talk of the set, but they have been trying to keep it quiet."