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"Don&amp;apos;t judge Carrie Ann Inaba&amp;apos;s beau for his public proposal!\r\nThe Dancing With the Stars judge took to Twitter to explain why her accountant boyfriend Jesse Sloan asked her to marry him on Thursday&amp;apos;s Live! With Regis and Kelly in front of a live audience and millions of viewers.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Jesse wanted to share our engagement with our families who were in HI, NY, CO and CA,&amp;quot; she wrote on the micro-blogging site Friday afternoon. &amp;quot;This was a way they could all witness the moment. :)&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nDuring the show, Inaba was filling in as a guest cohost for Kelly Ripa and reading viewer mail with Regis Philbin. In a surprise twist, Philbin read a letter from a viewer who wasn&amp;apos;t quite sure how to propose to his girlfriend. That viewer turned out to be Inaba&amp;apos;s beau, who came on stage, got down on bended knee and presented her with a giant diamond sparkler. Jewelry expert Michael O&amp;apos;Connor told UsMagazine.com the 2 1/2 carat gem had an estimated price tag of $70,000.\r\n&amp;quot;And of course, he wants to share our love with everyone,&amp;quot; she gushed. &amp;quot;Love is a beautiful thing to share--everyone was so happy yesterday&amp;#x2026; Love love.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nInaba, 43, began dating Sloan, 39,  two years ago. Last month, she told Prevention magazine they were planning a summer wedding at the beach. &amp;quot;We want everyone to jump in the water with us after our vows!&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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