DANCING on Ice star Rufus Hound has revealed he’s engaged to Hollywood actress girlfriend Sally Hodgkiss.
The comedian and TV star, 45, took to X this morning to announce the personal news and paid tribute to Superman Requiem actress Sally for transforming his life.
He wrote: “In the past two years @sallyhodgkiss has redefined how completely loved or seen I ever believed someone could make me feel. We talk and nourish each other in a way that’s almost unbelievable to me. Last night, I asked her to marry me.”
The real life proposal came at the end of a 50-hour improvathon event fittingly based around a wedding party.
Describing the scene of the romantic moment, Rufus explained: “We were privileged enough to take part in @theimprovathon @WiltonMusicHall, a show in which brilliant, erudite, playful, thoughtful, beautiful, sleep deprived people spoke repeatedly of love, commitment, joy and demonstrated the awesome magic that comes when such people do so.”
Pictures show Rufus down on one knee taking shocked Sally’s hand as he asks her to marry him.
Wearing a shimmering leotard, Sally clasps her hand over her mouth as she looks down at Rufus in his red military jacket.
He continued: “Sally walked down for her final bow. As she spoke- a poetic, magnificent final flourish – the universe seemed to scream at me that the time – bizarre as it might be- had come. As the crowd applauded her, I took to the stage beside her. Wordlessly, I mimed that I was unlikely to be able to speak, as I was totally overwhelmed. Then I dropped to one knee and she looked confused – this would be an odd twist for the characters we’d been playing (siblings as they were). It was only when I spoke her name she realised what was happening. Some people took pictures.
“She said yes. My kids are f**king delighted, my ex congratulated me on the news, my parents are besides themselves and my best friend Steve contacted a special Wedding Robot for validation.”
He ended his announcement by writing: “Anyway, as foolhardy as it feels attempting to be giddily happy in public is (without it being because migrant boats are being sunk or kid refugee centres have had the murals removed) I am. We are. Everything is better with her. She’s magic. And soon, I’ll be her husband.”
The couple were inundated with congratulatory messages.
One person wrote: “I’m really happy for you both, and I’m glad you’re doing better now. X.”
Another said: “Massive congratulations to you both! Some light in the darkness.”
A third wrote: “What a lovely tweet. Well done Rufus, huge congrats both x.”
Rufus split from ex-wife Beth Johnson in 2020 after 13 years of marriage and two children together.
Announcing the separation on Twitter, Rufus wrote: “In April, Beth and I made the sad decision to end our marriage.
“We will always have much love and respect for each other.
“Even though we are separated we will always remain best friends and, as always, our family will remain our number one priority.”
The pair married in Vegas’s famous Little White Wedding Chapel just four months after they first met at Reading Festival in 2007.
The news came ahead of Rufus’s stint on Dancing On Ice. His time on the competition came to a premature end after he was forced to withdraw due to contracting Covid for a second time.
Meanwhile Sally has an impressive list of stage acting credits and has also had cameo appearances in EastEnders and Casualty.
