Johnny Depp met Amber Heard on the set of the 2011 film The Rum Diary.

Actor Johnny Depp is engaged to marry actress Amber Heard, who he called “a southern belle and sweet as can be and very good for me” in an interview with NBC’s Today show.

The 50-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actor confirmed the news days after he was spotted wearing a woman’s engagement ring on his left index hand, which set off speculation that he was to wed Heard.

Heard, a 27-year-old Texas native, co-starred with Depp in 2011’s The Rum Diary. The following year, Depp split from his long-time partner, the French actress Vanessa Paridis, with whom he has two children.

Depp, who is currently promoting his new sci-fi film Transcendence, also called Heard: “a wonderful girl. She’s sharp as a tack.”