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Nadia Breen & Nia Dalton

Man shocks girlfriend by proposing whilst filming TikTok video - that goes viral

A man gave his girlfriend the ultimate surprise proposal by getting down on one knee whilst filming a TikTok video.

Annalivia Hynds, 24, captured her shock reaction on camera and is over the moon that she can treasure the special moment forever.

The couple have racked up more than 18 million views on the social media platform with viewers dubbing it "the cutest thing ever".

Annalivia was on holiday in Salou with her boyfriend Ruairi McGivern, 26, and their two daughters, Robyn, two, and seven-month-old Rhea, when they got engaged.

She told Belfast Live : "I was obviously making TikToks as I do, outside the apartment, and then he came out and said, 'Can I get in a TikTok?' and I said, 'Yeah sure, if you want'.

Annalivia thought it was a normal video (tiktok.com/@annaliviahynds23)
She assumed Ruairi was joking (tiktok.com/@annaliviahynds23)

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"Next thing he did it and I was like, 'Oh my god, are you serious?' I thought he was taking the p*** because he's the type. That would be something he'd probably joke about."

Annalivia added: "I always said to him that engagements out in public are lovely and all but I think I'd get embarrassed.

"It's a video you can look at forever and that I'll always have.

"I love my ring. I had always looked at rings and I'm obsessed with rings but it wasn't actually the one I'd picked, and I'm so glad because now I don't even like the one I picked."

He got down on one knee with the ring (tiktok.com/@annaliviahynds23)
She was taken by complete surprise (tiktok.com/@annaliviahynds23)

She captioned the video: "Asked me to make a TikTok with him and this happens, my reaction says it all. Forever with you" and garnered 2.8 million likes.

TikTokers loved that Annalivia stopped filming to "be in the moment", but were eager to see the ring which she later revealed in another clip.

The pair have been together for six years, though they have known each other since 2014.

"When we first met, Warrenpoint and Armagh was quite a distance, we were quite young and didn't drive or anything so we just went on a few dates," Annalivia said.

They have been together for six years (tiktok.com/@annaliviahynds23)
The couple have two kids together (tiktok.com/@annaliviahynds23)

"I went to uni and moved down to Belfast and he was already there so we ended up living right beside each other and that's when we started taking it a bit more serious."

The mum-of-two started making 'silly TikToks' years ago, but when she had her second baby, she documented her post-partum workouts and life as a young parent.

Since the proposal video went viral, she's gathered 40,000 more followers online.

Talking about the moment, Annalivia said: "It wasn't expected on that holiday. I kind of expected it at some stage because obviously we have two children, have been together years and bought a house, that was probably what was next to come.

More than 18 million people watched her proposal (tiktok.com/@annaliviahynds23)

"The reason why I didn't think there would be a ring is because I literally packed his suitcase, hand luggage, everything.

"We were in like a campsite resort so when we got there, I unpacked everything... but his family actually came with us on holiday so one of them took the ring for him. So he got away easy."

Annalivia added: "One of the days his mum and dad took the girls so we could go and do something, so we went into a wee place called Cambrils, and he was going to do it there.

"He said he was trying all day and just couldn't get [the ring] out of the house in a backpack or bum bag without me being like, 'why've you got a bag?', because he never has one. I would have known."

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