Controversy always seems to find Bella Thorne, and this time was no exception. The actress and content creator surprised everyone by proposing to her already fiance, Mark Emms, in a setting full of candles, heart-shaped balloons and flowers. The result? An avalanche of reactions divided between those who found it empowering and those who saw it as a redundant gesture.

Through Instagram, Bella shared the moment she got down on one knee in front of an unsuspecting Emms, who at first didn't understand what was happening... until he saw the ring box. His reaction —mouth open, eyes wide open— was as dramatic as the scene itself.

“We met 3 years ago, a year later he proposed to me, now a year later I did it too”, the former Disney star wrote in the publication.

As expected, the comments were not long in coming. There was everything: Critics left comments like:

While, in other comments, some supported the former Disney star: “She's adorable! Why so much hate?”; "Girl power, I love you for this" and "The cutest thing I saw today."

Bella, always funny, responded on her Stories: "The comments on my post are hilarious! Totally divided." And yes, the controversy was served.

She's not the first celebrity to do so

The truth is that Thorne is not the first celebrity to "propose" to her fiance (remember Pink or Kristen Bell), but in her case, the reaction was more polarized. Was it an unconventional act of love or just an excess of romanticism?

While some fans celebrated the gesture as a show of equality in the relationship, others saw it as an attempt to get attention. But in the end, what matters is that Mark loved it (or at least that's what he showed on camera).