Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuck confirm their engagement

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuck have confirmed their engagement with a sweet post on social media.

Wedding planning is going to be on Gwyneth Paltrow's agenda for 2018 as the actress yesterday confirmed that she's engaged to Brad Falchuk.

She announced the happy news by uploading a sweet shot of the couple to her Instagram account, which she captioned with an emoji of a diamond ring.

As you'd expect, the 45-year-old's followers sent congratulatory messages in their thousands and over 177,000 fans 'liked' the post.

'You're glowing ... congrats!' one gushed. Another happy admirer added: 'So beautiful. Wishing you love, joy and peace ❤️❤️.'

A joint statement was later released by the couple to Good Morning America.

'We feel incredibly lucky to have come together at this juncture in our lives when our collective successes and failures can serve as building blocks for a healthy and happy relationship', the duo said.

Gwyneth and Brad have been in a relationship for around two years. The blonde star's husband-to-be is best know for creating hit series Glee alongside Ryan Murphy.

Brad and Ryan also teamed up to work on popular shows Scream Queens and American Horror Story together.

Speculation about a proposal has been rife for a number of weeks now. Back in December, Gwyneth was snapped sporting a large rock when she attended a party hosted by rapper Jay-Z.

Gwyneth - who has two children with her Coldplay frontman ex Chris Martin - also took the opportunity to speak about her upcoming nuptials in the latest edition of lifestyle magazine Goop.

'I have tried to accept how complex romantic love can be. I have decided to give it [marriage] a go again, not only because I believe I have found the man I was meant to be with, but because I have accepted the soul-stretching, pattern-breaking opportunities that [terrifyingly] are made possible by intimacy', she said.