Tim Scott's fiancée Mindy Noce breaks her silence on the moment he proposed and their 'heaven-sent' love story

Tim Scott 's fiancée Mindy Noce has opened up about her 'heaven-sent' love story with the Republican senator and how she deals with critics who say they only got engaged because he was running for president .

VP contender Scott, 58, proposed to interior designer and mother-of-three Noce, 47, in January just before the New Hampshire primary. They are getting married on August 3 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Noce, a Charleston-area designer, has three grown children with her ex-husband. Scott has never been married.

The pair sat down with Fox and Friends on Thursday morning as part of a series of interviews with Trump's VP contenders and their significant others.

Noce revealed how mutual friends tried to set them up on a pickleball date, before they went on a Bible study together.

She thought their bond was 'heaven sent.'

Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt then asked Noce how she knew Scott was 'the one.'

'God shows you the path,' Noce responded.

She added that she ignores critics who say they got married because he was a presidential nominee and are 'upset he is a black man.'

Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt questioned the couple about the criticism they've received - particularly from ABC's The View, who suggested the senator only got engaged to be in the running for vice president.

'They are ridiculous period. It is not just comments about me, they get paid to tear people down,' Scott replied.

He added he 'goes into prayer' when the negativity about their relationship surfaces.

Scott said that he had been 'praying for years' to find a wife. And he knew she was the one from their first conversation.

'She laughs and understands love of country and love [of] the Lord,' he explained. She's 'attractive, family, devoted to the country. It's a pretty good deal.'

The pair went on to detail the romantic nature of Scott's proposal on 'one of the coldest days in January.'

They took a stroll along the beach, admiring the beautiful sunset when Scott asked Noce to take off her gloves.

'I said no,' Noce replied...'until I saw him get the ring.'

'I went to my knee, I felt this wave of emotion hit me like a ton of bricks. I really want to spend the rest of my life with this woman. And what a blessing,' Scott gushed.

'I'm a good listener, I pride myself on that. I'll pray and do a lot of prayer, being a prayer warrior for him, supporting him, being a listener and loving on him is my role.

'He is devoted to his lord and savior, to his family. He is devoted to his friends and his country.'

Scott and Noce are set to get married on August 3 at the Seacrest Church in Charleston.

The GOP senator recently gushed about becoming a stepfather once the pair weds.

He had been notoriously quiet about his love life before meeting Noce, and even admitted he was a virgin for years.

Scott ended months of speculation about his love life by bringing his girlfriend on stage after the Republican presidential debate in Miami last November.

He posed for photos with the mother-of-three behind his debate lectern and briefly held her hand in a touching moment after a tense night in the GOP primary.

At the time, Sen. Scott's team confirmed to DailyMail.com that the pair had been dating for 'several months' after eagled-eyed views spotted Noce smiling for the cameras.