Elliot Grainge, the fiancé of Sophia Richie, wanted to do things in the rules to ask the young woman to marry.

So he went to see his partner's father, Lionel Richie, to get his approval before starting.

And according to the cult singer, the young man of 28 years was not very reassured.

"He was at his wit's end," Lionel Richie recalled in an interview with Access Hollywood.

" Poor boy.

I thought he was going to faint.

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But in the end, everything went well, and Lionel Richie is now very happy for his daughter and his future son-in-law in whom he has full confidence.

“I love Elliot, I've known him since he was 12.

I don't need to look behind my back and watch the boy.

I know who he is.

As a father, you know, it's my little girl, so she's in good hands, “said the interpreter of

All Night Long

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Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge announced their engagement on April 20 after a year-long relationship.

The groom is the son of Lucian Grainge, the boss of Universal Music Group… Lionel Richie's label!

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