Sweet moment Edinburgh Fringe performer proposes to partner during show
A performing duo got engaged during their show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in a sweet clip captured by an audience member.
Sergio and Guido are in the middle of a run at the festival, performing their show JEEZUS! at the Belly Button stage in the Cowgate. During Thursday nights show, those in the audience got more than they bargained for when Sergio got down on one knee.
The couple met in 2019, and had dreams of writing a musical together. Now they've not only achieved that, but will be looking forward to a wedding.
The adorable footage shows Sergio making a speech at the end of the show as they hold hands, before proclaiming: "I think part of this musical is about what people teach you about love.
"What you taught me about love is that it's a choice."
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He then pulls out a ring, and the cheers and applause from the audience drown out his proposal - but Guido clearly heard it.
After the proposal, Sergio said: "Guido and I met 5 years ago and started dating in early 2020 and almost immediately moved together because of Covid.
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"We used to take long bike rides in lockdown and dream about writing a musical someday. JEEZUS! is that musical! Inspired in my experience growing up queer in Catholic Latin America.
"It's about an altar boy that falls in love with Jesus Christ, but is in its core a play about love and how the people in our lives teach us how to love and what love means.
"One thing that Guido taught me about love, is that it is a choice, so I wanted to say to him I choose him every single day, and proposing whilst we are doing what we love most felt exactly right!"
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