Tones and I has revealed the unorthodox manner in which her fiancé Jimmy Bedford proposed to her last month.
The singer, whose real name is Toni Watson, said on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Thursday that Frankston Bombers player Bedford got ‘Will You Marry Me?’ tattooed on his knee in the weeks leading up to the proposal.
However, his efforts to hide the ink from her very nearly derailed their marriage before it could begin.
On one knee: Tones and I (right) has revealed the unorthodox manner in which her fiancé Jimmy Bedford (left) proposed to her last month
The Fly Away singer told radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson that Bedford popped the question in a recording studio.
‘I turned around and he was on one knee, and on his right knee… he had tattooed “Will You Marry Me?”‘
‘How did he hide the tattoo from you,’ asked Jackie.
‘Well, he got it done while I was in the U.S.,’ said Tones, ‘and for two weeks in the U.S. he wore jeans to bed, and I swear we almost broke up [because of it].
‘I was like, “Where are you going when I sleep? Who are you sneaking off to?”‘
Ink-redible! ‘I turned around and he was on one knee, and on his right knee… he had tattooed “Will You Marry Me?”‘ Tones said
The couple announced their surprise engagement on New Year’s Day, after Bedford popped the question just before Christmas.
And they let the good times roll earlier this month as they partied with friends in Byron Bay.
The fiercely private singer shared wild video footage of her future husband hurtling down a makeshift waterslide at a property in the Byron Hinterland.
Love gets slippery when wet! Tones and I’s fiancé had a wild time on a waterslide earlier this month after the couple announced their engagement
The fun-loving duo and their pals had made the slide out of a long strip of black tarpaulin held down to the ground with bricks.
As the girls danced around him, Jimmy threw himself onto the slide in a pair of colourful Budgie Smugglers.
Watson revealed the happy news of the couple’s engagement in an Instagram post on New Year’s Day.
The 26-year-old shared a photo of the pair kissing as she held up her hand to show off her diamond ring.
Fun times: The fiercely private singer, whose real name is Toni Watson, shared wild video footage of her future husband hurtling down a makeshift waterslide
In her caption, Tones simply added a ring emoji, as well as tagging Jimmy, whom she has been dating for two years.
The Melbourne-born pop star is currently touring Australia, busking to large groups of fans.
She shared several videos on New Year’s Day showing a concert in a park in Albury, with Jimmy in tow.
On tour: The Melbourne-born pop star is currently touring Australia, busking to large groups of fans. She shared several videos on New Year’s Day showing a concert in a park in Albury, with Jimmy in tow
Love: Jimmy – nicknamed ‘Bedders’ – is a former brickie who now follows the Dance Monkey hitmaker around the world on tour as her stage technician
Tones also posted clips in which Jimmy joined her and a group of friends as they camped and made videos on their way to the gig.
Jimmy – nicknamed ‘Bedders’ – is a former brickie and player for the Victorian footy team Frankston Bombers, who now follows the Dance Monkey hitmaker around the world on tour as her stage technician.
In July, while appearing on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the singer confessed the pair had at that time been dating for 18 months.
Together: In July, while appearing on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the singer confessed the pair had at that time been dating for 18 months
‘I have actually been with my partner for a year and a half now. It’s going so well. He’s just the perfect person for me,’ she told hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson on the show.
‘He was a brickie [bricklayer], and now he’s my stage tech. In the last year and a half, he’s gone to university, studied, got his Bachelors.
‘He comes on tour with me as my stage tech. He lives with us. He plays footy for Frankston Bombers. He’s my best friend, he’s hilarious,’ she said.
Romance: ‘I have actually been with my partner for a year and a half now. It’s going so well. He’s just the perfect person for me,’ she told hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson
Baller: He is also player for the Victorian footy team Frankston Bombers
Tones then explained that Jimmy appeared in a recent promotional video for her new album, which she shared to Instagram.
In the clip, Jimmy plays a bartender who comedically praises the singer’s ‘tunes’.
That same month, Jimmy plugged the new album from Tones and I, Welcome To The Madhouse, in a Facebook post.
Love: ‘He was a brickie, and now he’s my stage tech. In the last year and a half, he’s gone to university, studied, got his Bachelors,’ she said
Sweet: ‘He comes on tour with me as my stage tech. He lives with us. He plays footy for Frankston Bombers. He’s my best friend, he’s hilarious,’ she said
He wrote that Tones is an ‘absolute musical genius and the greatest person I know!’
The pair have appeared together in a small handful of Instagram posts, including one which Tones shared in August last year, that was captioned: ‘I love you’.
Elsewhere in the interview, Tones addressed questions about her sexuality, and said she does not consider gender when it comes to romance.
That’s him! Tones then explained that Jimmy appeared in a recent promotional video for her new album, which she shared to Instagram (pictured)
‘Who you like is who you like, and I’ve never said I wouldn’t like this person because they’re a girl, and I wouldn’t like this person because they are a boy,’ she said.
‘It’s who you have a connection with.’
Tones became an overnight success thanks to her 2019 hit Dance Monkey, and released her debut studio album, Welcome to the Madhouse, earlier this year.
Popular: Tones became an overnight success thanks to her 2019 hit Dance Monkey, and released her debut studio album, Welcome to the Madhouse, earlier this year
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