Sacha Lord has tracked down the couple who got engaged in the middle of the dancefloor at Warehouse Project.
A video doing the rounds on social media shows a clubber getting down on one knee as strobe lights flash overhead and other people in the crowd try to push past at one of the world’s biggest nightlife events.
And while it’s not exactly your typical proposal to have a diamond ring in one hand and a vodka Red Bull in the other – they both look pretty made up.
The couple have now been identified as Dee Laurie, 32, and Stephen Ciotkowski, 31, who are now engaged after two and a half years together.
Once the video made its way to Sacha Lord, the man behind both Warehouse Project and Parklife, he was quick to give the engaged lovebirds a congratulatory gift.
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The pair have been given backstage passes for the rest of the WHP 2023 season. Sweet.
Sacha wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “I was sent this yesterday, a lovely moment.
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“@WHP_Mcr on Friday when a couple got engaged. I’ve tracked them down and given them both Backstage Access for the rest of the season.
I was sent this yesterday, a lovely moment @WHP_Mcr on Friday when a couple got engaged.
I’ve tracked them down and given them both Backstage Access for the rest of the season.
Dee and Stephen, myself and the Whp team wish you both all the best for your future together. pic.twitter.com/VZbnH29q5a
He chose to speak out publicly to defend Myles Goodfellow and Indy Geraghty on that occasion after they were ruthlessly targeted by trolls.
The happy newly-engaged couple on the Warehouse Project dancefloorA different couple who got engaged at Parklife last summer
He said at the time: “Yesterday an amazing moment happened as Parklife saw a proposal on stage from a young couple.
“Unfortunately, the internet reaction to two young people sharing a special moment was quite frankly vile.
“I would like to find this couple and give them free entry to Parklife and The Warehouse Project for life and not only that, but to pay for their honeymoon, so that when they go away, I want them to sit there in the sun posting pictures to social media, knowing that those people who had a go at them are bitter, and they’re not there.”
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So you can forget your murder on the dancefloor – this year it’s all about love.
Paddy McGuinness announces work-in-progress shows ahead of first stand-up tour in eight years
Danny Jones
Beloved British comic Paddy McGuinness is heading back out on his first live stand-up tour in eight years this year and has announced a new run of work-in-progress shows in preparation, including one right here in Greater Manchester.
McGuinness hasn’t been out on the live comedy circuit for the best part of a decade but announced his long-awaited return late last year, with the 50-year-old heading out on the road this October.
However, as he looks to get stage sharp shape ahead of his ‘Nearly There’ tour, Paddy has picked a pair of local North West venues for the WIP sets, with a trio of shows at The Met in Bury, as well as half a dozen over in Darwen, Lancashire.
Just like the tour itself, these are sure to go quickly.
The Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy star is playing nearly half a century of shows across the UK and Ireland from this fall onwards before closing out his tour in Dublin by April 2025.
His last tour, ‘Daddy McGuinness’ ran from 2015-16 and got pretty decent reviews across the board, with the focus largely revolving around his journey into parenthood, but his latest material is set to be quite the shift in tone.
Speaking ahead of the tour, the former Take Me Out and Top Gear host said: “It’s been eight years since my last tour and there’s lots of things to laugh about! I’m looking forward to getting back in front of a live audience, along with running the gauntlet of cancel culture, clickbait and fake news!”
Paddy also made a bit of a stir around these parts recently after he declared Bolton as still being part of Lancashire. No likey, no lighty on that one – sorry Paddy.
But never mind all that, we’re glad to see him getting back to his roots. The Farnworth-born funny man was also recently given a permanent role on BBC Radio 2 after becoming a firm favourite amongst the listenership. He will now run the 11am-1pm slot on Sundays.
As for his tour, after his warm-up shows in Bury and Darwen, the household name will be heading to The Lowry in Salford in March next year, with other nearby shows in the likes of Blackburn and Blackpool.
Tickets for Paddy McGuinness’ work-in-progress dates go on sale Friday, 3 May at 10am.
The tour announcement comes ahead of the release of her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which is pencilled for release on 17 May.
Billie Eilish and her co-writer and producer brother Finneas have earned dozens of awards for their music since she burst onto the scene with Ocean Eyes in 2016.
Among those awards are nine Grammys, three Brit Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and even a couple of Oscars (for her songs on James Bond’s No Time to Die, and then the Barbie soundtrack).
Billie announced her latest huge tour this afternoon, which includes dates across the USA, Europe, and Australia.
This is the third huge act to be announced at Co-op Live today alone, which has also added Janet Jackson and Craig David to its bill of events.
The 23,500-capacity venue is set to officially open to the public on 1 May after a few delays, with both Peter Kay and the Black Keys rescheduled to later dates.
Billie Eilish will perform at Co-op Live in Manchester on 19, 20, 22, and 23 July 2025.
Tickets will go on general sale on 3 May 2024 at 12pm through See Tickets here.
Co-op Members can have early access to tickets from midday on 30 April 2024.
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17th September 2023 
