Canadian rockers Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger engaged

In what was somewhat of a surprise to many in the entertainment industry, Canadian rockers Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger have announced that they are engaged.

According to People Magazine, Kroeger, the 37-year-old frontman of Nickelback, and Lavigne, 27, Canada’s pop-punk princess, first got together in February.

Alison Eastwood, editor-in-chief of Hello! Canada, told 680News the couple, now known as “Chavril,” met when they began working on Avril’s latest album together.

“Sparks flew immediately. Chad said that he knew she was the one straight away,” Eastwood explained.

The couple is on the cover of the latest issue of Hello! Canada, which is out on newsstands Thursday, with Lavigne now sporting a 14-karat rock.

 “She was completely caught off-guard, but the words were barely out of his mouth when she said ‘yes’,” Eastwood said.

The announcement sparked a frenzy on Twitter, where “#Chavril” was quick to become a trending topic.

Roz Weston, KiSS 92.5’s morning show co-host and ET Canada’s senior entertainment reporter, told 680News he was not surprised at the news, nor the somewhat negative reactions being posted on online.

“Some might see this as Canada rock royalty, where others will see it is these are two people who will probably both make a billion dollars next year but still nobody will admit to listening to them publicly,” Weston said.

This will be the second marriage for Lavigne, who separated from Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 in 2009.

Kroeger has never been married, although he is currently embroiled in divorce proceedings with his former common-law partner Marianna Goriuk.

The couple lived together for approximately seven years in Kroeger’s Abbotsford mansion.

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