Rosie O'Donnell Engaged To Michelle Rounds
Dec. 5 2011, Published 6:00 a.m. ET
By Amber Goodhand - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
Rosie O'Donnell is engaged to her girlfriend Michelle Rounds and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusively learned she already has the thumbs up from her kids.
According to a source, Rosie told her studio audience during a taping of her Rosie Show on Friday that she and Michelle would be exchanging vows over the Christmas holidays, Us Weekly reports .
After striking up a conversation with Michelle in a coffee shop just three months ago, the 49-year-old comedian has already fallen fast for the blonde beauty.
And while Michelle’s parents have been outspoken about their distaste and shock at the relationship, Rosie’s family couldn't be happier -- and that includes her ex-wife, Kelli Carpenter, who is dating cabaret singer Anne Steele.
"Kelli told me the kids have met and like Michelle," Rosie’s former mother-in-law, Melanie Safer, told Breaking Celebrity News exclusively.
"Kelli is doing great and has a girlfriend, Anne, who the kids adore, too. They are very fortunate that Kelli and Ro have chosen such nice people to be with."
The exes are parents to adopted children, Parker, 16, Chelsea, 14, Blake 11 and Vivienne, eight, who was conceived by artificial insemination.
Rosie has spent the last month introducing Michelle to her celebrity world, walking red carpets and even appearing on t