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Isle of Wight woman 'was blown away' by Wimbledon proposal
"I was blown away," says a woman whose partner proposed to her at the Wimbledon Adams and Darren Barsdell from the Isle of Wight got engaged at the home of tennis in London on of people watched the moment on Henman Hill and the BBC was on hand to capture it on Barsdell said, although he was 99.9% sure she would say yes, when he saw the cameras he thought "OK, now the heart's starting to race a little bit".
The pair were watching Alfie Hewett in action on No.1 Court, when Mr Barsdell went to go get some drinks and began to put his plan into minutes later, after speaking with the head of security at the event and the producers for BBC Sport, Mr Barsdell returned to watch the tennis with Ms said she just assumed he had bumped into someone he knew, which is why he took so the match, the couple made their way to Henman Hill, where Mr Barsdell got down on one said he had the ring in his pocket, close to hand, as he was worried about tripping over a step or doing something "stupid".There was tension when those watching were waiting for the answer."I've turned around with my fist in the air and said 'she said yes'," Mr Barsdell crowds greeted this with huge cheers and Ms Adams said: "It was a complete surprise."She added: "I think it was probably easier for me because I didn't know there were any cameras, I just heard everyone cheering and that was it. Everything else was just a blur."Huge tennis fan, Mr Barsdell, said he picked Wimbledon because he had been trying to get to the finals his whole life and it was a good excuse for them to "get glammed-up".They are hoping for a small wedding in Italy, with just close family and friends."Maybe we should be in tennis gear for the wedding," Mr Barsdell joked."A definite no from me," Ms Adams replied.
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