Rosie O’Donnell Shares Images from Son Blake’s Romantic Broadway Proposal: ‘Hillary Clinton Used to be There Too’

The comedian said she “cried at some stage in” a Broadway efficiency of Phantom of the Opera the put her 23-twelve months-dilapidated son popped the quiz to Teresa Garofalow Westervelt, his female friend of six years

Published on December 19, 2022 12:forty eight PM

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Blake O’Donnell is engaged!

Rosie O’Donnell launched her 23-twelve months-dilapidated son’s engagement in an Instagram put up on Monday morning. Blake popped the quiz to his female friend Teresa Garofalow Westervelt for the interval of a Broadway efficiency of Phantom of the Opera — and there modified into as soon as even a star customer round to congratulate the fully ecstatic couple.

Rosie shared two photos of the moment, in conjunction with one in every of Blake down on one knee in a theater aisle, apparently for the interval of intermission. The 2d photo showed Hillary Clinton with the fully ecstatic couple, as she took enviornment to be in attendance on the Broadway efficiency.

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“closing evening – my son blake asked his gf teresa to marry him – and he or she said certain !!!” Rosie captioned photos of the proposal. “the crowd clapped – and hillary clinton modified into as soon as there too- i cried at some stage in phantom of the opera – wishing my mother modified into as soon as here to glimpse all of it #address#household”

It looks Phantom of the Opera could presumably also goal enjoy a particular which approach to the couple. On Halloween 2021, Blake and Teresa dressed because the Phantom and Christine — as considered in photos on Blake’s Instagram myth. “Angel of tune,” he captioned the photoset.

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This Halloween, the couple dressed as Steve Irwin and a crocodile.

Even supposing Blake stays basically out of the highlight, he’s been featured on Rosie’s Instagram a couple of times, most continuously with Teresa. In August 2021, Rosie shared a photograph of herself, Blake, Teresa and daughter Dakota with the caption “We r household ❤️👋🏽😜 #la.”

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Blake and Teresa were courting for six and a half years, in step with an anniversary put up on his Instagram myth. “5 years in the past I slid into your dm and I’m soooo grateful you did now not ignore me,” he wrote in 2021. “I’m so lucky to enjoy fallen in address with such an fabulous person. Joyful unhurried anniversary slight one lady.”