Idris has popped the question Picture: Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Idris Elba seems to have got into the Valentine’s Day spirit early.

The actor has reportedly popped the question to his girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre during a screening of his new film.

The Rio Cinema in Dalston was hosting a screening of Idris’s directorial debut Yardie when the 42-year-old got on stage to propose to his beauty queen girlfriend.

The cinema’s official Twitter account shared a picture of Idris and wrote: ‘Another @riocinema first! Still 5 days to Valentines Day but @idriselba went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend live on stage this morning before a preview of his film #Yardie.’


Another @riocinema first! Still 5 days to Valentines Day but @idriselba went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend live on stage this morning before a preview of his film #Yardie pic.twitter.com/XRtca1xcv0 — Rio Cinema (@riocinema) February 10, 2018

After one person responded: ‘Whaaaa @idriselba, but did she say yes?!!!’, the cinema replied: ‘She said yes and there was much clapping and cheering.’

Actor Tolulope Ogunmefun, fondly known as Don’t Jealous Me, congratulated Idris confirming that he witnessed the proposal.



Writing on his Instagram he said: ‘So just left the Yardie screening .. you lot yea.. when I say the film this amazing .. not just saying that cah I’m in it ☺️?.. shout out 2 the big bro @idriselba bad boy producer! And he also proposed 2 his girlfriend .. was glad 2 witness it.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted Idris’s rep for comment.

Idris and Sabrina, 29, have been dating since last year after they met while Idris was filming The Mountain Between Us in Canada.

While filming with Kate Winslet, Idris caught the eye of Sabrina, and love flourished, with the Luther actor saying on The Jess Cagle Interview: ‘Falling in love while making a movie about falling in love is pretty special.’

Sabrina is a former Miss Vancouver and a model of Somali descent.

Idris has been married twice before – to Hanne ‘Kim’ Norgaard from 1999 until 2003, and to Sonya Nicole Hanklin in 2006.

He has a 15-year-old daughter, Isan, with ex Kim and a three-year-old son named Winston with former girlfriend Naiyana Garth.

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