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Actor Awards 2026: Why Dove Cameron Wants to Keep Damiano David Engagement Private

Dove Cameron revealed why she has decided to talk about her engagement to Måneskin band member Damiano David during an exclusive interview with Live From E! at the Actor Awards 2026 March 1.

By Brahmjot Kaur Mar 01, 2026 11:12 PM
| Updated Mar 01, 2026 11:54 PM
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Don't try beggin' Dove Cameron for more details on her upcoming nuptials.

Nearly two months after the Descendants actress confirmed her engagement to Damiano David following two years of dating, she shared why she wants to keep the spotlight off their milestone going forward.

"I'm trying to talk about it less if I'm honest," Dove exclusively told Justin Sylvester on Live From E! at the 2026 Actor Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles March 1. "I started talking about it so much because we were so excited, and now I'm like, 'Maybe, I want to keep some of this for myself.'"

But the 30-year-old did share a small update on life at the 32nd annual ceremony since the Måneskin band member popped the question. As she explained on the red carpet, "It's been beautiful. It's surreal." (See more stars here.)

Although Dove is ready to keep more details on her engagement close to her chest, she has previously shared insight into their pitch-perfect romance.

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"We're really just enjoying being a normal couple. We're quite genuinely private," she shared on E! News' The Rundown last March. "We like to stay home more than anything else. We're watching Lost. 6 p.m., the jammies are on."

For the 56 Days actress, Damiano, 27, completely transformed her idea of love and relationships.

"I met my current partner, who came and just showed me all the possibilities for all of the people I could be, the size I could be, and still also be celebrated for that," she recalled to Billboard in February. "It was really enlightening to me in retrospect to look back at some of my previous dating experiences and be like, 'Wow! OK, this can be done differently, and it was circumstantial.'"

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From the personal to the professional, their relationship was a guiding light in Dove's life.

"It was just like, 'This is exactly the path, and this makes sense. This person is going to be very important in my life in some way,'" she added. "And I started to find a new sort of inspiration and step into myself in a way that I had never really done before."

As Dove enjoys her evening as a fiancée, keep reading to see all the celebs at the 2026 Actor Awards.

Teyana Taylor

in Thom Browne and Tiffany & Co. jewelry. 

Demi Moore

in Schiaparelli. 

Emma Stone

in custom Louis Vuitton. 

Damian Lewis

in Edward Sexton. 

Kate Hudson

in Valentino and Desert diamonds from Emily P. Wheeler. 

Amy Madigan

in Christian Dior and TACORI jewelry.

Parker Posey

in Gucci. 

Kristen Wiig

in Christian Cowan and Tiffany & Co. jewelry. 

Sofia Carson

in Elie Saab and Chopard jewelry. 

Michelle Randolph

in Balenciaga. 

Michelle Monaghan

in Prada and Sabyasachi jewelry. 

Miles Caton

in Louis Vuitton. 

Li Jun Li

in Aadnevik. 

Iris Apatow & Sam Nivola

in Dior Men (Nivola). 

Liza Colon-Zayas

in Nadine Merabi.

Jean Smart

in Laura Basci and Rahaminov Diamonds jewelry. 

Damson Idris

in Prada. 

Jasmin Savoy Brown

in Zuhair Murad. 

Ted Danson & Kate Danson

in Blancpain watch and Oliver Peoples glasses (Ted). 

Mustafa Speaks & Michelle Mitchenor

Irina Shayk

Emily Watson

in Roksanda, Manolo Blahnik shoes and Anabela Chan jewelry. 

Janelle James

in Christian Louboutin shoes, Sydney Evan and TACORI jewelry.

Ethan Hawke

in Dior. 

Eiza González

in Giorgio Armani Privé. 

Fiona Dourif

in  Lanvin and Lagos jewelry. 

Erin Doherty

in Louis Vuitton.

Benicio del Toro

Michael B. Jordan

in Tom Ford. 

Regina Hall

in custom Cong Tri. 

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