Watch: Proposal leaves Doctor Who stars stunned
Love was in the air at Comic Con Midlands as a huge Doctor Who fan proposed to her partner.
Phie Marston and Alice Grigg met on 'X' - formerly Twitter - thanks to their shared love for Doctor Who, and in particular previous doctor, Jodie Whittaker.
In fact, Phie has a tattoo of the first female doctor on her arm, while Alice has a tattoo of Whittaker's 'sonic screwdriver'.
The actress' appearance at Comic Con Midlands in Telford last weekend was the 'perfect' opportunity for Phie to get down on one knee.
The couple first spoke four years ago and have been together for three years this month. Their first date was at a Doctor Who event in London, and after meeting the former Doctor in 2022, Phie made this year's Comic Con one to remember.
The 22-year-old said: "We’d been discussing it for a while and we said that we’d do it when we moved in together.
"Then this chance came up to do it at Comic Con which was the perfect proposal.
"This was my one chance to do it in the photo with Jodie and Mandip (Gill).
"I bought the tickets as a surprise and Alice thought it was just to go to Comic Con.
"It was very stressful, I had the ring box in my shorts. We had to wake up at four o’clock in the morning to get there on time.
"I was driving with this ring box burning in my pocket. We got there and luckily the photo was in the morning so I didn’t have to wait too long."
The couple have recently purchased their first house together after having a long-distance relationship. The couple are moving to Darwin - close to where Phie, from Southport, works in marketing.
Friends of the couple filmed the proposal, and the 22-year-old was delighted that partner Alice, from Southport, said yes.
"I was very very happy," said the Doctor Who lover. "All this weight came off my shoulders and I could finally breathe for the first time in some months.
"Jodie was my biggest wingman telling Alice to say ‘yes’.
"Everyone and Jodie screamed and everyone in the queue was clapping. People in the queue at the back were wondering what it was about."
The show held at the Telford International Centre was the first ever Comic Con Midlands.
CEO of Monopoly events who organise the show, Andy Kleek, was made up for the couple.
He said: "It’s lovely when we get moments like that.
"It’s really special that people want to share their special moments with us at the events and lifelong memories are made at these shows which is why we do them."
Congratulations on your engagement Phie and Alice.