Back to Black actress Marisa Abela has announced her engagement to West End performer Jamie Bogyo. The 27-year-old, who portrayed Amy Winehouse in the biopic released in April, got engaged on London's Primrose Hill in a spot that was loved by the late singer.
"She said she'll think about it," 31-year-old theatre star Bogyo wrote alongside a video of the moment on Instagram. The clip showed the couple smiling, with Marisa flaunting a sparkling ring on her finger. Responding to her fiancé, the Industry actress commented: "A weeping mess."
Bogyo, currently starring as Christian in the West End's Moulin Rouge revival, also posted several pictures of the pair, including of them sharing a passionate kiss, which the actress re-shared on her Instagram page. Their announcement was met with a flood of congratulations, including a note from Hunger Games actor Sam Claflin, who commented: "you guys ."
The news comes on the heels of harsh criticism about Abela's performance as Winehouse. On Rotten Tomatoes, the biopic holds a low critic score of 34 percent, although the audience rating is a much more favourable 86 percent. Sam Taylor-Johnson, the director, defended the film in an interview with Metro.co.uk, saying: "Go see it, is, I think, the smartest thing for me to say to that because I think it's very hard to judge from a photograph or stories. If you go see the film, I think you'll understand what I wanted to do was to celebrate and uphold her."
