Alexis Bellino has officially found her soulmate.
In fact, The Real Housewives of Orange County star revealed that after nearly a year of dating, she and boyfriend John Janssen plan on getting engaged in the very near future.
"We have looked at engagement rings," the Bravo star exclusively told E! News. "We are talking about the future for sure."
After it was revealed last December that Alexis was romancing the ex of costar Shannon Beador, the 47-year-old said her relationship with John has gotten infinitely stronger.
"We're amazing," she gushed. "It gets better every day. We both are kind of like 'pinch me' in the fact that we truly found like a best friend and someone that we want to ride the rest of this life out with together. It's pretty amazing."
And Alexis thinks doubters of their romance might have a change of heart after watching RHOC's upcoming 18th season.
"I'm excited for everyone to honestly understand that it is organic. We've had backlash consistently since the time we met," she explained. "People think we're doing this as a facade and it's like no, this is reality and we are in love. Our kids are a group now, our dogs are acclimated, so we're moving forward."
One person who probably won't be celebrating Alexis and John's upcoming engagement? Shannon, who didn't exactly give Alexis a warm welcome when she returned to RHOC for season 18.
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images"I was very nervous," Alexis said of coming back this year. "I contemplated not even going back because I I knew what I was throwing myself into. But also I thought to myself, 'Why am I not going to do something I want to do just because I'm dating somebody else's ex-boyfriend?'"
However, Alexis, who left the series in 2013 after season eight, noted, "I didn't know Shannon so I did not break girl code. I didn't owe anyone anything and I wasn't doing anything to rub anything in anyone's face. It was literally timing and that's why it's reality TV, because you cannot write this script."
See Alexis make waves in the O.C. when The Real Housewives of Orange County returns Thursday, July 11, at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
