Exclusive: Chris Kattan Finds Unexpected Love, Gets Engaged to Girlfriend Maria Libri

Chris Kattan, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, is set to tie the knot with his girlfriend, Maria Libri. The 52-year-old proposed to Libri during a Wilco concert in Chicago last month, and she said yes. The couple met when Libri interviewed Kattan while he was on tour for a comedy show over a year and a half ago in Springfield, Illinois.

"Maria and I fully accept each other for who we are," Kattan exclusively told PEOPLE. "It's not just the things we have in common, we also embrace our quirks and differences — and we don't love each other in spite of them, we love each other because of them."

Libri, who is now a screenwriter and actor, recalls how the pair shared an immediate connection, saying, "It's like we'd known each other in a past life."

Kattan and Libri went Instagram official in February 2022.

Kattan shared a video of the proposal on Instagram, thanking Wilco and Jeff for making the moment possible. SNL stars also shared their well wishes in the comments.

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In an interview with the Springfield Journal-Register, Libri said that interacting with Kattan is like "feeling short of breath just being around him. Almost like he just absorbs all of the energy in the room until there is nothing left but the bellyaches you have from laughing too hard."