Henry Cavill is the world’s second most handsome man alive. Women from all over the world, at least once in their lifetime, have thought about seeing the British actor once. While many of them love his eyes and smile, others love his intense voice. But what do you think the actor himself loved about his former girlfriend, Ellen Whitaker? Along with his professional life, Cavill’s dating life has also been fascinating.

Currently, the actor is in a relationship with Natalie Viscuso. She is the vice president at Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment. The couple went public with their relationship in 2021. Since then, they are growing stronger with each other. But do you remember the time when, between 2009 and 2012, Henry Cavill almost got married to Ellen Whitaker? Today, we are going to take a quick look at this story.

Henry Cavill surprised his then-girlfriend, Ellen Whitaker, with a wedding proposal

What does any woman want from their boyfriend? They want commitment and truthfulness from their partners. Well, when The Witcher actor was dating this professional showjumper, he proposed to her and surprised her. Amongst his romance stories, this might be the most serious relationship that the actor has ever been in. They began dating in 2009. They met at the Olympia International Horse Show where Whitaker was one of the competitors.

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She had just ended a long-term relationship, but the Man of Steel convinced her to date him. He was fully invested in this relationship. In 2011, the actor made it to the headlines that he proposed to his then-girlfriend. Whitaker expressed her happiness and said she was extremely surprised. She thought they were there to celebrate Cavill’s birthday.

However, they didn’t get married and ended their relationship in 2012. Whitaker wanted to focus on her career and thus put an end to her romance with Superman. However, reports also state that the two of them mutually ended things because “it wasn’t working out.” Cavill later went on to romance Gina Carano, Kaley Cuoco, Tara King, and Lucy Cork before getting together and making it official with Viscuso in 2021.

How do you think Cavill and Whitaker would have looked if they would have gotten married?