For the first time in Emmy history, a winner proposed to his girlfriend on stage as she sat in shock in the audience. It was a moment that could have easily fell flat or sad (imagine if she said no! ), but thanks to the swell of shock and joy that swept through the audience, it was pretty much anything but. Weiss’s lady, Jan Svendsen, began to emotionally make her way up to the stage, as everyone from Claire Foy to Leslie Jones to Benedict Cumberbatch looked on in tears, mouths gaping. Will you marry me?”In front of Hollywood and the millions watching at home, Jan said yes.

Source: National Post September 18, 2018 14:15 UTC