‘I knew I recognised that belly': Richard Wilkins crashes viral proposal couple's TV interview
Appearing on The Today Show to chat with Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo about their now-famous engagement video, Natali Melani and Kevin Arrieta were caught off guard when Richard Wilkins jokingly strolled onto screen and blocked the hosts' faces – mimicking the original viral photobomb that derailed their dreamy proposal.
The fitspo couple host a dreamy yoga retreat on the island of Santorini in Greece every year. Talk about #couplegoals.
Last year, the Yoga Plus Miami co-founders' trip took a romantic turn.
Arrieta planned the perfect surprise proposal. Getting down on one knee in a gorgeous cobblestone street, with the picturesque Santorini background. What could go wrong?
With a tripod set and the perfect moment unfolding, chaos struck.
Right when he proposed two unsuspecting, oblivious tourists strolled directly into the frame at exactly the wrong time, blocking the moment Natali responds.
Speaking from their home in Miami, the couple told Karl and Sarah they weren't mad at all. They found it 'hilarious'.
'Basically, I thought we were alone,' Kevin said.
'She said yes, I looked over, and I was like 'oh my God'. We looked back at the footage and couldn't stop laughing.'
The pair said the couple who ruined their video were 'completely oblivious' and had disappeared before they could say anything.
'We never got a chance to talk to them,' Natali added.
'We're still hoping to find them.'
And while some might be annoyed, the couple saw it as a sign of their future.
'They were having their moment,' Kevin joked.
'They were present. We hope to be like them one day, still travelling and sharing a protein bar.'
As the pair were chatting, Richard 'Dickie' Wilkins wandered in front of the camera.
The moment, which was a cheeky nod to the chaos that made them internet-famous, had Karl, Sarah, and the newly-engaged duo in stitches.
'I knew I recognised that belly,' Karl joked, as Dickie offered the couple advice: 'Get a prenup. Or at the very least, a lifetime supply of protein bars.'
And if they ever do find the couple who walked into the shot?
'They're invited to the wedding,' Natali said. 'People are even saying they're going to dress as them for Halloween!'
Online, commenters have been obsessed with the original video, calling it everything from a 'plot twist from the future' to 'rage-inducing' to 'the most romantic unromantic thing ever.'
Even Snickers chimed in.
'You're not you when you're hungry. Instead, you're the uninvited guest in someone's love story.'
Others thought it was a beautiful symbol, saying the older couple still travelling the world together is a look into Arrieta's and Natali's future.
While some were just mad on the couple's behalf.
'Situational awareness of garlic bread,' one viewer quipped.
Whatever way you see it, there's no denying it's a proposal that they'll (and most of the internet) will remember forever.
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