Hayley Atwell; Ned Wolfgang Kelly.Photo:Bryan Bedder/Getty ; Darren Gerrish/WireImage
Bryan Bedder/Getty ; Darren Gerrish/WireImage
Hayley Atwell’s recent engagement toNed Wolfgang Kellywas about as casual as you can get — and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
“We had rented this Airbnb that had lots of shelves with porcelain ducks on them, so it was quite a surreal setup,” recalled theMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Oneactress, according to theDaily Mail’s Eden Confidential.
As for the proposal itself? “My fiancé was in his [underwear] in the kitchen, and there was an accordion playing outside our window — which was timed perfectly but not planned,” said Atwell, 41.
And the location couldn’t have been more fitting, as theAgent Carteractress had told her beau that the city they were staying in — Venice, Italy — was her “first most precious destination.”
“I’ve always had a weird connection with it. So he took me there, and it happened there,” Atwell said, according to the outlet.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Kelly, a songwriting and composer, announced his engagement to Atwell on Instagram in April with a heartfelt post.
The pair took a selfie cuddled up on a sofa, withAtwell showing off her diamond ringto the camera.
“Lucky me. Arrived in Venice at 10am. Around midday the love of my life and I got engaged in the kitchen of this strange apartment full of porcelain ducks, with a bloke outside the window murdering ‘My Way’ on the accordion,” Kelly wrote in the caption.
“A perfect start to the rest of our lives together. I’d never had any interest in getting married … until I met this extraordinary woman. Happy as a clam. ❤️💍," he added.
Hayley Atwell and Ned Wolfgang Kelly on July 30, 2022, in London.Darren Gerrish/WireImage
Darren Gerrish/WireImage
While it is unclear how Atwell and Kelly met, they were linked as early as July 2022, when they posed for photos together atLady Gaga’sThe Chromatica Ballafterparty in London.
The following month, Kellypromoted his fiancée’s film on Instagram, saying he was “proud” of her.
“They don’t often make ‘em like this anymore,” he added of the action movie.
source: people.com
