The season finale of American Idol held lots of surprises Wednesday night including a marriage proposal pitched by one former Idol contestant to another.
Host Ryan Seacrest, in on the engagement caper, invited Ace Young and Diana Degarmo to join him on stage. With a microphone in hand, Ace turned what could have been a simple question into a rather dramatic lead-in before getting to the point.
Seacrest shouted, “Dim the lights, here we go.”
A very deliberate Ace began, “This has always been home to us and I felt that this would be the perfect place to ask a simple question.” Getting down on one knee he continued, “I love you to death, you’re my best friend, I wanna make this last forever. Diana, will you marry me?”
She was crying but managed to respond in the affirmative. After regaining her composure she whispered, “Wow babe you picked a good one. My makeup is running!”
At the end of the two-hour show Phillip Phillips won the title and a record deal – photos and video.
Watch the proposal below:
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