Josh Zerker is finally engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Freya Nightingale.

Zerker, often known as Zerkaa, is an English YouTuber and one of the Sidemen members who has gained popularity through his vlogs, challenges, and gaming videos. 

On January 21, 2024, Zerkaa took to Instagram and Twitter to reveal that he was engaged to Nightingale. He posted two photos: one of him with Nightingale, where she was showing off her left hand, and another of just Nightingale’s hand to show off her beautiful engagement ring.

In the caption, he wrote, “After 13 years we finally did it. We’re engaged!” Friends of Zerkaa could not help but be happy for the couple on their engagement. 

As a result, they took to the comment section to share their excitement for the newly-engaged duo. Ethan Payne commented, “Amazing amazing amazing, so happy for you both wow amazing so sick,” with a heart emoji.

Danny Aarons gushed, “Congratulations to you both,” and KSI exclaimed, “HES DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!!”

Elz noted, “Not the ring matching the nails as well… this is perfect, so happy for you both,” and in another comment, she wrote, “This has literally made my DAY.”

Many Sidemen members like Vikram Barn, Payne, Tobit Brown, and KSI, along with gamers and streamers like Valkyrae, Jacksepticeye, Josh Ellum, and Ali-A commented by giving the duo best wishes on their engagement. 

Zerkaa and Freya engaged (Source: Instagram)

Similarly, fans and followers of the couple also gave their congratulations to the newly-engaged pair. The news of their engagement was shared on Reddit on r/Sidemen, the Official subreddit for the Sidemen. 

Initially, many did not believe and claimed that they had to open Instagram and Twitter to check if the engagement news was real. One Redditor commented, “I honestly thought this was fake, went to Instagram and confirmed it myself.”

Many were happy that the duo got engaged but pointed out that the engagement or wedding would not change anything between the duo. This was because they had been dating for over a decade, so a wedding was simply making their relationship official.

“I genuinely thought they weren’t gonna do it and just stay together forever how they were. After 13 years what does a wedding really change?” one Redditor questioned. 

Similarly, another noted, “Realistically, it doesn’t change anything for them; they both seemed perfectly happy without being engaged. Seems like more of a formality than anything, maybe seeing the other boys weddings cause them to rethink it cause before neither of them seemed to really care about getting married.”

Regardless, all of them are happy for Zerkaa and Nightingale. The duo had been dating since 2010 and were living together after Zerkaa left the Sidemen house back in 2019.

Regardless of being together for so long, Zerkaa and Nightingale kept their relationship private. So, not much detail is known about it. 

Fans and followers of the duo have been following up with the duo since 2013, when Zerkaa joined Sidemen. Since then, they have wished nothing but the best for the couple.

In March 2023, there were rumors that Zerkaa and Nightingale broke up. Nightingale had said that they broke up, but she only did that because someone was spamming her about her relationship.

She only said that to shut him up, but in reality, Zerkaa and Nightingale were still dating. The two often shared pictures of their dating life on Instagram — from going to different weddings and their date nights to celebrating each other’s birthdays and special occasions like Valentine’s Day. 

Their relationship quickly became a fan favorite, and now that they are engaged, netizens can’t wait for their wedding.