Riz Ahmed asked Fatima Farheen Mirza to marry him thanks to Scrabble

Last year, Riz Ahmed quietly married novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza.

But before that, the actor obviously had to go through the dreaded step of the marriage proposal.

And rather than being bombastic, Riz Ahmed has opted for simplicity by taking advantage of an outdoor game of Scrabble to make his proposal.

“We went to the park, one of the few things we could do at the time, and had a little picnic.

Maybe the way I applied didn't help because she's a novelist, she's amazing with words.

She loves to play Scrabble.

So, we were playing Scrabble and I did this cheesy thing where I stole all the right letters… and I spelled “Will you marry me?”

She rolled her eyes and said, “You're kidding”, ”he said during a stint on

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The big night

But in the end, Riz Ahmed seems to have made the right choice since Fatima Farheen Mirza accepted and they got married soon after.

And his lucky star does not leave him.

Tonight, the actor will be present at the Oscars ceremony in which he competes for the sesame for Best Actor thanks to his performance in

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