Watch: Idris Elba proposes to Sabrina Dhowre during screening of his movie
Idris and Dhowre
The 45-year-old actor got on one knee and asked for Sabrina's hand in marriage during a packed screening of his new film 'Yardie' in Dalston, East London
Actor Idris Elba is engaged to his girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre. The two were attending ascreening of his new film "Yardie" in Dalston, East London.
The celebration took a turn, however, when the45-year-old actor got down on one kneeto pop the question and asked for Sabrina's hand in marriage. A shocked Dhowre said yes in front of a cheering crowd.
The Rio Cinema, where the film was being shown, took to Twitter to make the announcement.
"Another @riocinema first! Still five days to Valentine's Day but @idriselba went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend live on stage this morning before a preview of his film #Yardie... She said yes and there was much clapping and cheering. (sic)" the tweet read.
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Back in September of 2017, Idris and former Miss Vancouver made their red carpet debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.And while the two tried to keep their romance private, some may be surprised to find out Idris made such a big step in the relationship.
The news comes after the "Luther" star had said that he had no plans of getting married.
Elba has been divorced twice first from Kim Norgaard and Sonya Nicole Hamlin and has daughter Isan, aged 15, with Norgaard and little Winston, aged three, with former girlfriend Naiyana Garth.