Woman proposes to boyfriend on Leap Day in British Airways i360 tower above Brighton beach

Bobby Davison proposed to her now-fiance Steve Haw
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Rebecca Speare-Cole29 February 2020

A woman proposed to her boyfriend in a tower 450ft above Brighton beach to coincide with Leap Day.

Bobby Davison, a legal secretary from Luton, seized the opportunity to pop the question to her now-fiance Steve Haw early on Saturday morning.

Mr Haw said he was "gob-smacked and really touched" by the romantic gesture.

The pair ascended British Airways i360 tower - a stone's throw from the famous Brighton Pier - and when they were at the very top, the surprise was revealed.

Bobby Davidson marking Leap Day by proposing to her boyfriend Steve Haw
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Describing the moment, lighting designer Mr Haw said: "It was 9am and a leap year so Bobby didn't hang about!

"I am gob-smacked and really touched that Bobby went to such an effort to bring me to Brighton and propose on the i360.

A woman proposed to her boyfriend to mark Leap Day in the British Airways i360 tower at 450ft above Brighton beach. (file photo)
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"The whole thing just makes me love her even more."

To make the event extra special 23-year-old Ella Croucher, from Brighton, sang James Blunt's You're Beautiful, a song that is close to the couple's hearts.

The couple met 13 years ago on an Eighties weekend at Butlin's.

Ms Davison said there is always a story with them.

"On our first date I accidentally set fire to the napkin from the candle on the table which caused absolute uproar in the restaurant - so Steve knows life with me is a little crazy," she said.

"It's only fitting that an engagement between us would not be your typical proposal."

February 29 is traditional day for women to propose to their partners.

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