Coronavirus has disrupted all areas of life, but couples across the country have refused to let it get in the way of romance.
Gordon and Tarun Young, a couple from York who have been married for 27 years, wanted to keep date night alive, so recreated a night at the cinema by creatively transforming their living room.
Mr Young described the evening: “I printed out tickets and put corresponding seat numbers on the sofas in our front room. With the lights down, I then pretended to be the usher and used a torch to walk Tarun to her seat.
“I put on the Odeon visual intro using YouTube and played the Chris Overton speech that’s usually heard before screenings (enjoy the film, turn off your mobiles etc.). The Pearl & Dean music completed the build-up but before I started the movie, I came around with an improvised tray around my neck, filled with ice cream tubs, crisps, drinks and popcorn.”
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