CSI's George Eads Set to Wed

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star George Eads is engaged to marry his longterm girlfriend.

The actor has been dating Monika Casey for close to six years and decided to propose to her after she helped him through a difficult summer, which saw Eads undergo surgery to fix his broken spine.

Breaking the news on U.S. TV's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Monday, the actor said, "I got engaged actually to a really nice girl."

"When you go through something that terrible together... I don't know, maybe it happened for a reason. She really was my champion and really helped me get through that."

It's a Man's World: George Eads

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’s George Eads has co-starred as forensic scientist Nick Stokes on one of the most popular network shows for nearly a decade but he is a television hunk who has flown below the radar.

You know you’ve made it when the gay rumors abound. But, as with Tom Cruise, they appear to be only rumors.

George, 42, was a frat boy at Texas Tech and graduated with a degree in marketing. But fortunately, he left a job selling copy machines to try his hand at an acting career.