He joked, “I’m the official groomer.”

In response, Fatima first thought he was joking but later, accepted his proposal.

The couple met in Brooklyn, where Riz lives.

Riz Ahmed and wife Oscars red carpet.

We were both jostling over the same laptop plug points, like a very modern way of meeting."

He added, “We struck up a friendship and then we reconnected down the line.

But it’s weirdly one of the many things about preparing for this role that was so special.

Riz Ahmed and wife Fatima pose

It just brought a lot of goodness into my life.”