Emilio Estevez and Sonja Magdevski at the Photocall for the film 'Bobby'- The 63rd Venice Film Festival. Venice, Italy - 05.09.06

The BREAKFAST CLUB star proposed to journalist SONJA MAGDEVSKI over the US public holiday weekend and broke the news this morning (05SEP06) at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, where he is promoting his new movie BOBBY.

Estevez, who was previously married to '80s pop star PAULA ABDUL, says, "I'm just so excited to start this next chapter in my life."