Glenn Weiss is going home with far more than an Emmy Award.
The director of the Oscars, who won the award for outstanding directing for a variety special, used his screen time to pop the question to his girlfriend at the2018 Emmy Awards.
“I’m really grateful to be here, but it’s bittersweet. The person most proud at this moment would be my mom, and she passed away just two weeks ago,” he began.
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“Mom always believed in finding the sunshine in things, and she adored my girlfriend Jan. Jan, you are the sunshine in my life. And mom was right, don’t ever let go of your sunshine. You wonder why I don’t like to call you my girlfriend — because I wanna call you my wife.”
The crowd shrieked as the new fiancée, wearinga silver lamé Sachin & Babi gown, walked up to the stage in shockas the audience encouraged her along.
“This is the ring that my dad put on my mom’s finger 67 years ago,” Weiss said. “And to my sisters and brother, I didn’t swipe it. Dad knows I have it, okay?”
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He continued, “Jan, I want to put this ring, that my mom wore, on your finger in front of all of these people and in front of my mom and your parents watching from above. Will you marry me?”
He slipped on the ring and then got down on one knee. The happy couple kissed before Weiss concluded, “Thank you to the Academy!”The celebrities in the audience, from Claire Foy to Leslie Jones, went nuts, screaming and crying for the pair.
source: people.com
