Louisa Lytton has got engaged.
Louisa Lytton
The 'EastEnders' actress started blubbing "like a baby" when she saw her significant other Ben Bhanvra had dropped to one knee during their recent romantic break to the Maldives, and despite being excited she also started "freaking out".
She said: "When I saw him on one knee I started crying like a baby. I was so excited but my brain went into overdrive and I started freaking out. I had no idea he was going to propose."
Ben took Louisa to a quiet part of the island to pop the question where he told her he wanted to fly his drone to take some picturesque photos of the surrounding area, but his proposal didn't quite go to plan when a cleaner showed up and was "mesmerised" by the unmanned aerial vehicle.
He added: "As soon as I got it up in the air and reached to get the ring from the bag a cleaner walked past and was so mesmerised by the drone he was just stood next to us staring at it for ages.
"I had to wait for him to leave. The cleaner finally disappeared so I got a speaker out of my bag that I was going to use to play a song for when I proposed but the Wi-Fi signal was bad so I couldn't get it to play.
"By this point I was so frustrated that I just grabbed the ring and got down on one knee."
The happy couple are planning to marry in the US in 2021, and the pair are keen to start a family.
Speaking in a joint interview with OK! magazine, she said: "I want at least two children and Ben wants three so we'll have to get cracking pretty soon after the wedding."
Louisa reprised her 'EastEnders' role as Ruby Allen in September last year after 12 years away from the BBC One soap.
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