The heartwarming moment man gets down on one knee at Ed Sheeran's Etihad Manchester gig

A couple who got engaged at an Ed Sheeran concert in Manchester have gone viral on TikTok after a video of the proposal raked in millions of views. Andrew Gunning, from Crewe got down on one knee to propose to Tanya Preen, from Nantwich, his girlfriend of over two years at the Etihad gig on June 12.

In the video captured by nearby fans, Ed was playing Overpass Graffiti while Tanya was facing the stage, dancing and singing along to the music. A visibly nervous Andrew can then be seen getting down on one knee behind her before he nudged her to get her to turn around.

Tanya, a mixture of surprise and happiness etched on her face, said yes and the lovebirds embraced before Andrew put the ring on her finger as people around them cheered, CheshireLive reports.

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"There's no other words to say other than I was bricking it," said Andrew, 35. "From the moment I met this girl, I've loved her. I was worried that the proposal wasn't good enough for her. Not that she would ever think that but, to me, she deserves the world."

Andrew and Tanya, 33, began dating in May 2020 - just a couple of months into the first lockdown. Two years on, Andrew began to think about how he was going to propose.

He even said to the couple's baby son Teddy during Christmas last year that it would be 'the last Christmas' his mum would 'just be his girlfriend'. Despite Tanya not liking big crowds or the attention that would come with it, Andrew bravely decided to pop the question while they were at Ed Sheeran's gig.

Andrew said: "She's always had it in the back of her mind. Every time we go on a date she kept asking if she needed to get 'ready