As happy as we are for Idris Elba, the 45-year-old actor [1] broke hearts all over the world when he got engaged [2] on Feb. 10. Idris popped the question to girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre [3] at the London screening of his film Yardie over the weekend, and it was all caught on camera [4]. But who exactly is this lucky woman? And how long have she and Idris been together? Keep reading to find out.
- She's a former pageant queen. The 29-year-old Somali model [6] was crowned Miss Vancouver in 2014.
- She and Idris have been dating for almost a year. According to The Sun, the couple secretly started dating [7] in March 2017 while Idris was shooting The Mountain Between Us [8] with Kate Winslet [9] in Canada. "Falling in love while making a movie about falling in love is pretty special," Idris gushed to People in September 2017, just weeks after he and Sabrina made their debut as a couple at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- This will be Sabrina's first marriage. While Sabrina has never been married before, Idris has been married twice and has two kids: a 3-year-old son named Winston and a teenage daughter named Isan.
- She changed Idris's mind about marriage. Prior to finding love with Sabrina, Idris told Essence magazine that he didn't think he'd ever get married again [10]. "Marriage is an institution of sorts. And I've done it," he explained. "It's not for everybody. It's not my life's calling." Guess that's all changed now.