A Scots women who was trolled after her boyfriend proposed on stage at Parklife has said that she ‘can’t stop crying’ after being gifted a free honeymoon by festival organisers
Parklife boss Sacha Lord made the offer to Indy Geraghty, 23, and boyfriend Myles Goodfellow, 25, after the couple were targeted with vile abuse by online trolls following the proposal during artist Yung Filly's set
The couple, from the Scottish Borders, will also be able to enjoy free entry to the festival for life thanks to the kindness of the organiser.
Myles had arranged to pop the question with rapper and social media star Yung Filly's manager ‘weeks before’.
The pair were invited on stage as Myles asked Indy to be his bride - before footage of the pair went viral.
But they were then targeted by trolls on social media who left nasty comments about the couple, leaving both Indy and Myles distraught.
Indy had taken to Twitter on Sunday to reveal they had been the victims of abuse and said: “I was that girl, I can’t stop crying reading that post. I have struggled and never really had much family. My partner doing this yesterday was one of the best days of my life. He is my family.
"To wake up to hateful comments this morning was not nice. We get through it and ignore them.
“I’m so grateful for all the nice posts and lovely comments. They override all the bad ones."
After seeing the Tweet, Parklife boss Lord decided to track Myles and Indy down as he offered the happy couple the gift of a lifetime.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Indy said: “I cried very happy tears when Sacha called me. I don’t have a lot of good things happen in my life so for something like this to come along is a huge impact. Myles had arranged it all with Filly’s manager weeks prior.
“We are both working normal jobs and don’t have a lot of spare time so I guess it’ll be a few years before we can afford our wedding but I definitely don’t mind waiting.
"I am hoping we will be able to do it in the next year or two but nothing planned yet. I’m still in a lot of shock from yesterday and the amount of attention it’s got has sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions.”
On Twitter, she later revealed that she had received 'hateful comments' from online trolls.
Lord, who is also Manchester’s nighttime economy advisor, believes the trip and festival will certainly be one that the couple won't forget.
He said: “I spoke to Indy as she was driving back to Scotland. She was very upset this morning. You could tell she was. I think what we’ve done is draw a line under it.
“Don’t read it, it’s the start of your life, crack on and enjoy it. This has certainly been a trip they won’t forget anyway.
"She’s got my number now, her and Myles, she can call me any time, come to any of our events and they’re going to sit down, choose a wedding date and then we’re going to talk about packing them off on holiday.”
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