Gold Coast Titans Cheerleader’s Shock Proposal
By Jack Harbour
GoldCoast.com.au
Ben Rigney surprises his long-time girlfriend Gold Coast Titan cheerleader Hayley Moulds by proposing to her in front of 15,000 people at the Titans home game on Saturday night at Skilled Park
Gold Coast Titans cheerleader Hayley Moulds had a feeling her long-time boyfriend Ben Rigney was preparing to propose soon.
She just didn’t think it would be while she was at work.
It was the feel-good moment at Skilled Park at the weekend as Ms Moulds, a member of the Gold Coast Titans cheerleading squad, was stunned by Mr Rigney, who crept on to the field and popped the question in front of 15,786 people.
Ms Moulds, 23, said she had no idea about her partner’s elaborate plan, which he had spent months preparing.
“I didn’t think it would be so public,” she said.
“He told me he had something special planned. We were still in the middle of our (dance) routine.”
Mr Rigney, 24, said his girlfriend’s initial response had him worried that she was going to say no.
“When I was just sort of thinking of memorable ways to tell her, I thought there was a bit of an opportunity there with her being a cheerleader for the Titans,” he said.
“She said yes obviously, so it worked.
“It’s still all a bit of a blur still at the moment.”
The carpenter said he had played for the Bilambil Jets reserves in their semi-final win earlier in the day before backing up to propose to Hayley.
“It was a pretty stressful day,” he said.
Ms Moulds said she met Mr Rigney while socialising with mutual friends and said that they were likely to get married some time in 2014.
The dental nurse and Griffith University nursing student said one location she envisaged her partner proposing was on a balloon, but said she thought it was unlikely since one of Mr Rigney’s friends recently proposed the same way.
“I always thought it would be on a hot air balloon,” she said.
However, Ms Moulds said what made her husband-to-be’s proposal so special was that her family and friends were there to witness the occasion.
Hayley
