Los Angeles, Dec 27 (IANS): "Empire" star Terrence Howard has proposed to his former wife Mira Pak three years after their divorce.

The 49-year-old star took to Instagram on Tuesday to share that he proposed to Pak, sharing an image of her engagement ring and his touching speech about finding true love, reports usatoday.com.

"We have an idea of how long we think life is, but we do know how short it can be," he said in a video.

"It took me 45 years to find you," he said of Pak, whom he married in 2013.

She filed for divorce two years later; they quickly reconciled.

He added: "But now that I have you in my 50th year, I will spend the rest of eternity at your side. And I pray that everybody finds that one that will complete them for all eternity because it means everything. I love you."

In a slideshow of photographs, Howard slides a sparkler onto Pak's finger as she wiped tears from her eyes. He used the hashtag "Blood is thicker than water but love is the glue that binds us".

On professional front, Howard is known for show " Empire", which is aired in India on Star World.