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Paige Holland

Woman gobsmacked to see boyfriend in Disneyland clip six months before they met

A woman was left stunned when she spotted her boyfriend in the background of one of her old videos.

Anyssa Martinez, 22, met her sweetheart Nathan Hatton, 28, in early 2020 via Instagram when he slid into her DMs.

The pair quickly bonded over their love of Disney and have been dating ever since.

But six months into their relationship, Alyssa noticed they'd seen each other before - and she captured the interaction on camera.

Anyssa said he was re-watching a video from the Electrical Parade which she attended with her family in 2019 when a performer - Nathan - waved at her.

They unknowingly became boyfriend and girlfriend months later.

Anyssa and Nathan (Jam Press/@anyssatano)
The video in which Anyssa spotted that she'd seen her future boyfriend before (Jam Press/@anyssatano)

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"I truly never thought I would find my Prince Charming, but Nathan has exceeded any fairytale I could have imagined," Anyssa said.

"I was bored one day and decided to look through old Disney memories and noticed that I had a video of him from 2019.

"I remember it really vividly. I was so shocked when I realised Nathan was the coachman in the video!

"Watching the Electrical Parade has always been my favourite, and finding this video makes it even more meaningful.

She spotted Nathan in a video six months before they got together (Jam Press/@anyssatano)

"I always wave to the performers but the fact that he noticed me in such a big crowd made me feel so special. It’s one of my favourite memories at Disneyland.

"I showed Nathan and he was super surprised. When I asked him why he tipped his hat at me that night, he said there was just something about me that caught his eye.

"He’s convinced it was meant to be from the beginning. Love has a funny way of finding you when you least expect it."

She posted the revelation on TikTok last month, and the clip has since racked up 277,000 views and 52,000 likes.

One social media user wrote: "NO WAY THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE."

Another person commented: "I still can’t believe this, talk about fate!"

"Waiting for this to happen to me,” said another user.

Someone else added: "HOW. I WANT THIS FOR ME."

While another follower simply wrote: "Goals."

Speaking of her video going viral, Anyssa added: "I thought this video would only reach a few hundred people, so it was a huge shock when so many people saw our story.

"It was really overwhelming how many kind messages we received.

"It’s really common for people to receive hate on social media, but the response to our video was so positive.

"I’m so glad our story made so many people smile."

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