India, Oct. 5 -- FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins are engaged, marking the latest chapter in a relationship that began in Nashville before Patel became one of the most powerful law-enforcement officials in the US.

Wilkins, 27, announced the engagement on October 4, 2026, sharing a photograph with Patel, 46, and showing off her engagement ring. "Went and got the law involved," she captioned the post. Patel later reposted it. The couple had been dating since before Patel became FBI director in 2025.

Patel and Wilkins first met at a gathering in Nashville in 2022. Wilkins later described meeting Patel at a friend's event during a 2025 appearance on the Megyn Kelly Show.

The pair met at a conservative event in Octo...