– Gareth Bale has proposed to his girlfriend and mother of his two children – The Welsh reportedly rented an island in Spain to propose to his fiancee – The 27 year old used the opportunity on the island to celebrate his birthday Gareth Bale reportedly rented an entire island to spend time and propose to his long time girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones. Gareth Bale rented an Island to propose to his girldfriend According to the Telegraph UK, the 27-year-old forward hired a luxury private island called Tagomago which is just 900m from the north-eastern coast of Ibiza and 79km off the coast of Valencia to propose to his long-term partner. Bale, met Rhys-Jones while attending high school in Wales. According to online holiday site ‘My Private Villa’, who helped rent the island, the fees are as much as £100,000-per-day to hire the Mediterranean paradise. She said yes!! This is a birthday weekend I won’t forget for a long time Posted on 01/08/16