Both Nattapong and Newyear Kitiwhut's relationship timeline explored as Thai actors announce they are getting married

Thai actors Both Nattapong and Newyear Kitiwhut got engaged after their home country legalized same-sex marriage. Newyear recently uploaded a post on Instagram, announcing their engagement on June 26, The post had a heartwarming caption:

"B: Will you marry me? Ny: I said "yes" from the first day we met."

The couple could be seen expressing their affection for each other, in all the slides of the post. Amid this good news, it is worth exploring the Thai couple's relationship timeline. According to Out Magazine, the couple began dating back in February 2012.

The Instagram post garnered several good wishes from fans as well.

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Both Nattapong and Newyear Kitiwhut's relationship timeline explored

Last year in September, the Thai couple posted pictures which seemed like they had exchanged promise rings, signifying their commitment for each other. After Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize gay marriage, the couple surprised their fans with the happy news.

Both Newyear and Both Nattapong are notable actors in Thailand and were seen together in the 2021 Thai series Top Secret Together, where they played a gay couple. Fans loved their chemistry as an on-screen couple as well.

According to Out Magazine, the couple met through social media, when Newyear initiated a conversation with Both Nattapong, by dropping a comment on one of his Instagram posts. The couple has been quite open and transparent about their relationship for a long time. In May 2016, Both Nattapong and Newyear decided to open a YouTube channel together, which was named BothNewyear Official. The channel has more than 500k subscribers, at the time of writing. They shared videos of their fun trips, glimpses into their lives, as well as a number of Q&A sessions on the channel.

Their first fan meet was held in 2017. In 2021, Newyear took to X, and wrote a tweet addressing Both Nattapong, which read:

"When will you ask me to marry you?"

They also released their first single Too Cute in the year 2023. The music video has garnered more than 200k views on YouTube, as of now. The couple has also been open about their relationship milestones on social media platforms. Their feeds are mostly filled with selfies and photos of each other. It has further been reported that they live in a home which is styled like a cafe.

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Thailand has been considered one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly nations in Southeast Asia. Lawmakers there took a significant step in 2022 when four bills regarding same-sex marriage were introduced for initial reading.

The Guardian reported a statement by Plaifah Kyoka Shodladd, who is an 18-year-old activist, which says:

"Although Thailand has been known as the gay paradise or the queer paradise, it was never really the actual paradise for queer people. But once we have this bill it will open so many doors."

On June 18, the final reading happened and the country's senate approved it. The bill received the support of 130 out of 152 members who were present then. Thailand is now the third country in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to allow same-sex union.