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Claire Holt of 'The Originals' engaged to Matt Kaplan

By Annie Martin
Claire Holt at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Insidious: Chapter 2' on September 10, 2013. The actress announced her engagement to Matt Kaplan on Monday. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Claire Holt at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Insidious: Chapter 2' on September 10, 2013. The actress announced her engagement to Matt Kaplan on Monday. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, July 15 (UPI) -- Claire Holt is engaged to Matt Kaplan.

The 27-year-old Australian actress announced the news with a photo of herself and her fiancé Monday on Instagram. Holt captioned the picture with the diamond ring emoji, writing, "Yes!"

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The couple have been together since 2014, and keep their relationship tightly under wraps. Holt was previously linked to The Vampire Diaries co-star Joseph Morgan and fellow Australian actor Luke Mitchell.

Holt portrayed Rebekah Mikaelson on seasons 3, 4 and 5 of The Vampire Diaries, and reprised the role for seasons 1 and 2 of The Originals. The spinoff series was renewed in January, and the actress is expected to return for season 3.

The Originals will premiere a third season on The CW in October. The series co-stars Joseph Morgan and Daniel Gillies as brothers Niklaus and Elijah Mikaelson, and follows a group of vampires living in New Orleans in the 1900s.

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