Marisa Abela was “disappointed” to find her partner “on the floor being sick” in their hotel room – because she thought he was about to propose.
Marisa Abela was “disappointed” to find her partner “on the floor being sick” – because she thought he was about to propose.
The Industry actress married Jamie Bogyo in September and she admitted it took her by surprise when he popped the question on Primrose Hill – where they had first met as students at RADA – in 2024 because she had been expecting it a few weeks before.
She told the Sunday Times Style magazine of his proposal: “I wasn’t expecting it. I knew it was coming but we were in Paris a few weeks before and I was sure he was going to propose then.
“We were at dinner with friends and he went back to the hotel saying he was ill but that I should stay. I was like, ‘OK, sure, I’ll play along.’
“I got back later, expecting roses and champagne to be everywhere, and instead found Jamie in a ball on the floor being sick.
“I had to play off my disappointment really quickly!”
The couple married in East Sussex and Marisa is thankful she and Jamie left the celebrations at Brighton’s Soho House at a relatively early 4am instead of joining some of their 150 guests at an afterparty.
She said: “[The day was] amazing and a big party. Very booze-focused.
“Jamie and I went to bed at about 4am, we were sensible. There was an afterparty but I’m glad we didn’t go.
“The next day was so special and I’m glad that I didn’t feel like death and could remember everything.”
The 29-year-old actress is thankful for the support of her husband.
She said: “He reads everything I get sent, I read everything he writes and we’re a team. He has always been my biggest supporter and my biggest fan.”
Back in 2020, Marisa was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and though she received the all-clear, she will have to attend regular check-ups and take medication for the rest of her life.
She said: “I’m all in the clear now, thank God.
“I don’t have a working thyroid so these pills sort of create one. I’m never going to miss those appointments. The thyroid is all to do with your hormones, and staying on top of your hormones, as a woman, to make sure things are running as they should, is important.”
Marisa Abela mistook sickness for proposal preparation
