Love Forever: Oasis fan proposes to stunned girlfriend during Murrayfield show
Dwayne Yuill shocked his girlfriend, Shell Hodge, when he got down on one knee during their favourite Oasis song at the band's first comeback gig in Scotland on Friday.
The moment was captured on camera, which was all part of the 38-year-old's plan.
'Obviously, we got to the venue and Shell had no idea what was going to happen, so I told one of the stewards when I was going to propose and asked if they could capture it for us,' he told STV News. Shell Hodge Dwayne Yuill and Shell Hodge during the show at Murrayfield.
The couple, from Dundee, got tickets for the band's first Scottish show in over 16 years to celebrate Shell's 40th birthday, but she had no idea what else Dwayne had planned.
'I had no idea, I thought he was acting a little bit shifty, he kept touching his pocket, and I was wondering what he was doing, and I obviously know now,' Shell said.
Despite the plan being executed to perfection, Dwayne said he didn't plan for how much their proposal has blown up online. Shell Hodge The couple have been together for six years.
'We were in Starbucks and our phones just started blowing up with tags, so we had a mad dash to tell our family before they saw it online,' Shell said.
The pair, who share a daughter and have four children from previous relationships, said they have both always had a special connection to Oasis.
Shell has been a fan from a young age, and Dwayne was introduced to the band by his late brother.
Dwayne added that it felt like his brother was with him, watching down on him during the night as he geared up to pop the question.
As for choosing the perfect song, Dwayne said it was the lyrics that made him propose during Slide Away.
'We've had a lot of good memories to that song, and it's one we're always singing in the car,' Shell added.
Dwayne added that choosing the song meant he had to wait until Oasis decided to play it.
'I was more nervous the closer I got, I didn't have the set this so I was just waiting for it to come on, and I didn't know when it was going to be coming,' he said.
'When the song was over and the proposal was done, I felt like I could relax.'
While the couple has yet to start wedding planning, they both know what the first dance song will be.
'I think people will be disappointed at this point if we don't have Slide Away as our first dance song,' Shell added.
'Bucket hats will be compulsory on the big day.'
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