Ace And Diana Degarmo Get Engaged Live On American Idol

Ace Young stole the show from 'American Idol' winner Phillip Phillips by popping the question to fellow 'American Idol' alumni Diana Degarmo last night (May 23, 2012) in a move approved by head honcho Nigel Lythgoe.

Speaking to People Magazine, Young - who came seventh in the fifth season of the reality show - said "I called [producer] Nigel [Lythgoe] directly last week and said, 'I want to do this. I'm going to do this. Is there any way I could do it at the show?', he continued "He said 'Yes, I'm not going to tell anybody until the day of ... [and] I want you to figure it out with Ryan [Seacrest]." Y'see, they're just one big happy family the 'Idol' lot.

DeGarmo meanwhile commented "I actually almost got up to go to the bathroom to fix my hair, and then I just started shaking [on stage]." And how about the lovely golden ring that Young presented her with? It turns out the 31 year-old had been listening to his new fiancee carefully. "A month ago, she said, 'Gold needs to come back,'" he said. "I was like, I agree, so mental note. Her favorite thing is a sunflower and she loves yellow, so one of our dear friends [helped me] put together a ring that has a yellow diamond, a gold band and two smaller diamonds on the side that are clear, so it's like a sunflower." Phillip who?