Monty Blencowe
BINALIKAN ng Kapamilya actress-singer na si Lovi Poe ang mga naging eksena sa engagement nila ng kanyang fiancé na si Monty Blencowe.
Simulang pagbabahagi ng dalaga, naganap ang marriage proposal ni Monty habang tumatakbo sa isang lugar sa Malibu, kung saan madalas silang magkita noom ng kanyang future husband.
“I usually wake up early in the morning, 4 o’clock or so, to go out for a run and watch the sunrise. That’s not his thing, he’s not a morning person.
“So the next day, he’s like, you know what, I’ll watch the sunrise with you. (Naisip ko) ‘Anong nakain nito?’” simulang pagbabahagi ni Lovi sa interview sa kanya ng Metro Magazine.
Kuwento pa niya, habang pinanonood daw nila ni Monty ang pagsikat na araw sa beach, nakaramdam si Lovi ng kaba. Nasabi pa raw niya sa kanyang partner na, “I think you need to start working out.”
Dito na sinabi sa kanya ni Monty na ipikit ang mga mata at nang dumilat na siya, nakaluhod na ang binata sa kanyang harapan.
“And then he asked me… it happened so fast, I said yes. I was like, for a second, I thought, ‘Oh my god, I could hear the waves, we’re in the place where we first met,’ and I was like… ‘Oh my god, is he proposing?’” pag-alala pa niya sa pagpo-propose ni Monty.
Nag-request pa nga raw ang Kapamilya actress kay Monty na ulitin ang ginawa nitong proposal, “I said, ‘You gotta do that again, you gotta kneel.’ And he was like, ‘No, you already said yes.’”
“It was a beautiful moment,” dagdag pa ni Lovi.
Nagkakilala sina Lovi at Monty, na isang Hollywood producer at scientist sa University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), sa pamamagitan ng isang common friend noong nagbabakasyon siya sa Los Angeles.
Sabi nga raw ng friend niya kay Monty, “Oh, you have to take Lovi around because wala siyang kasama.”
“I stepped out of my AirBnB back then, and there’s this guy, standing in front of a car that looks like a batmobile. Typical,” aniya pa na feeling daw niya, “He’s showing off. But he was very nice.”
Pagbabalik-tanaw pa ni Lovi, unang plano ni Monty na mag-propose sa kanya nang bumisita sa kanya sa California ang kanyang kapatid na babae mula sa New York. Gusto raw nitong magkaroon ng romantic dinnee sa Malibu.
“My sister and and I got back (mula sa charity polo event sa Los Angeles). super drunk,” natatawang chika ni Lovi.
“He was so stressed. He was like, ‘Oh my god, I don’t think I can propose tonight because Lovi is not in the right headspace,’” pag-alala pa niya.
Paglalarawan pa niya sa kanyang fiancé, “Monty is a scientist, and he’s an old soul. A fantastic guy, wonderful human being.
“He’s very patient, and he also wants to see me shine. He lets me grow as an individual. He doesn’t take it against me that I work so hard, that I’m so far away from him. That’s why I said yes,” sabi pa ng leading lady ni Coco Martin sa “Batang Quiapo.”
Pagbabahagi pa niya sa Metro tungkol sa paghahanda sa kasal nila ni Monty, “Sobrang hirap mag-wedding planning. Du’n mo talaga ma-te-test, so many things you have to consider.
“He’s very hands-on. A lot of my friends appreciate the fact that when I’m on set, he goes on meetings with people from the wedding planner, the florist, and everything,” sabi pa ng aktres.
Lovi sa tanong kung si Monty Blencowe na ang ‘the one’: Well, you know ang hirap sabihin but I hope…