Actor Rotimi and lover Vanessa Mdee engaged

Nigerian-American actor, singer, and model Rotimi Akinosho has proposed to his Tanzanian girlfriend, Vanessa Mdee.

In a video shared on Instagram, Rotimi went down on his knees as he asked Vanessa to marry him. The Hollywood actor is quite a romantic, as he planned a proposal themed after Eddie Murphy’s ”Coming to America” movie.

Vanessa replied ”YES!!!” after Rotimi popped the question.

“It took me just two days for me to know that he was my husband,” she said. “You know when you are in love with somebody. Yes, I’m in love with him,” she added.

Congratulations to them!

Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, to Nigerian parents; his father an investment banker of Yoruba origin and his mother of Igbo origin, working for the government. He attended Columbia High School, where he was a standout on both the varsity basketball team and the honors choir. He continued his studies at Northwestern University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communication with a minor in Business in 2010