Mario Falcone and fiancée Becky Miesner forced to CALL OFF their Italian wedding amid coronavirus pandemic
- The former TOWIE star, 32, and the make-up artist were scheduled to tie the knot on May 28 in the hard-hit region following a nearly three-year engagement
- Media personality Mario is of Italian origin from his father’s side
- Coronavirus was classed a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week, leading the country’s government to implement a nationwide lockdown
- There has been a total of 2,503 deaths out of 31,506 cases of COVID-19 in Italy – the most anywhere outside of mainland China
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Mario Falcone and his fiancée Becky Miesner have been forced to call off their Italian wedding amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
The former TOWIE star, 32, and the make-up artist – who share son Parker, 16 months – were scheduled to tie the knot on May 28 in the hard-hit country following a nearly three-year engagement.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday evening, ‘heartbroken’ Becky told her social media followers: ‘Thursday 28th May 2020 was going to be our wedding day in Italy but we have decided to cancel due to the current situation, heartbroken.’ [sic]
Unfortunate: Mario Falcone and his fiancée Becky Miesner have been forced to call off their Italian wedding amid the coronavirus pandemic (pictured with son Parker in December)
The salon owner later insisted the crisis hasn’t stopped the couple from getting on with everyday life, as she shared a snap of her immaculate kitchen with the caption: ‘Coronavirus or not I do love a spotless house.’
Media personality Mario – who is of Italian origin from his father’s side – popped the question to his girlfriend in Santorini back in June 2017, with the couple welcoming their first child together in November 2018.
The reality star has been in a happy relationship with Becky since late 2016, after his previous engagement to Lucy Mecklenburgh came to a memorably acrimonious end in 2012.
Chaos: ‘Heartbroken’ Becky took to Instagram to inform her social media followers on the situation. The couple are yet to confirm a rescheduled date
‘Heartbroken’: The ex-TOWIE star, 32, and the make-up artist were scheduled to tie the knot on May 28 in the hard-hit country following a nearly three-year engagement (pictured in 2018)
His ex Lucy, 28, has also moved on as the fitness enthusiast welcomed her first child, baby boy Roman Ravello, into the world last week with her fiancé, actor Ryan Thomas, 35.
Mario and Becky’s difficult decision comes as there has been a total of 2,503 deaths out of 31,506 cases of coronavirus in the European country – the most anywhere outside of mainland China.
Coronavirus was classed a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week, leading the Italian government to implement a nationwide lockdown.
Just the three of us: The reality star has been in a happy relationship with Becky since late 2016 (pictured with their 16-month-old last month)
Sporting events, music festival and other social gatherings have been either cancelled or postponed due to the crisis.
Countries across the world are taking measures to halt the outbreak of coronavirus, with Italian automobile company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announcing on Monday that it is suspending production across most of its European plants through to March 27.
Nearly 200,000 people around the world have been infected and almost 8,000 have died since the outbreak began last December.
Milestones: His ex Lucy Mecklenburgh, 28, has also moved on as she welcomed her first child into the world last week with her fiancé, actor Ryan Thomas, 35 (pictured last month)