Chatting to Richard this morning nearly had us in tears. 🥺 Huge congratulations! 💜 garry__spence
Richard Brown is 'still in shock' after his emotional scoop was caught on camera on Thursday. The 37-year-old told Glasgow Live the Covid-19 pandemic hit him and his fiance, Maggie MacLennan hard financially, ahead of their wedding in September.
"Recently I've been doing everything I can to get overtime to help pay off debt. Money has been really tight, we've been hit hard with Covid and have been saving for our wedding since we got engaged in 2017.Tear-jerking footage of Richard getting that all-important call from Garry Spence went viral within hours.
"Straight away they called back and said there was a mistake on their end; the line cut out before five rings. You have to answer within five rings to be in with a chance.Visibly shaking, Richard could barely contain his emotions when the Clyde 1 DJ gave him the good news. The former army veteran told how the moments that followed were 'like an out-of-body-experience'.
"We got a takeaway and just read through all the comments online. People have been so nice which has completely made the experience for us.Richard and Maggie, an assistant park manager for a 'glamping' site, are set to get hitched at the Lodge on Loch Lomond in Luss, Alexandria on September 3 in front of 50 loved ones before an evening reception.
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