A woman pranked her husband-to-be by hiring a drag queen to gatecrash their big day just moments before tying the knot.
Bride Lyndsey Holgate arranged for Hull cross-dresser Regina Sparkles to burst into the wedding – donning a dress and clutching a bouquet – while Yvonne Fair's 'It Should Have Been Me' played in the background.
The sensational stunt, which has since gone viral, shows 40 guests looking around in shock as she lipsyncs the lyrics while dancing her way down the aisle and making eyes at groom Rob.
Regina then goes on to playfully hit him over the head with her flowers before exiting the room, reports Hull Live.
The stunt was all Mrs Holgate's idea and she contacted Regina with the plan to set up her husband on their big day on Saturday, October 12, at Hull Kingston Rovers ground Craven Park.
"Rob is usually the joker, so me and my cousin, who was also the maid of honour, decided to do a prank back on him at the wedding," said Mrs Holgate, 38, of Kingswood.
"I saw something similar to what we set up with Regina about a year ago and it inspired me to do the same.
"I saw the story in the Hull Daily Mail about Regina and decided to hire her for the stunt at the confirmation ceremony. We had both got married in Vegas in September but were having a second 'wedding' as such in front of our loved ones in Hull.
"As soon as Regina walked in to the room, Rob shouted to my brother and then everyone turned around and started filming.
"Me and my cousin and obviously Regina were the only ones that knew about it, so it came as a shock."
Happily, Mr Holgate saw the funny side of the prank and the act also kept the guests well entertained.
"Rob went really red, but he was laughing," Lyndsey added. "It's normally him doing the pranks on others, especially when he's had a drink as then he's always winding people up, so it was funny to see him on the receiving end of it.
"I'm not a traditional person and didn't want a head table or anything like that, so through the stunt we brought fun to a serious occasion.
"The video went around all the guests that had joined us in the evening that hadn't seen what happened and they thought it was hilarious. I even think the video has gone viral now as well.
"It was definitely money well spent for the experience and Regina was so professional – I would highly recommend her."
The experience of teasing the groom was something that Regina Sparkles also relished.
She performs as a vivacious, outgoing and bubbly character throughout Yorkshire and pursued drag as a career in 2017 after securing a business mentor from The Prince's Trust.
Since then, Regina has worked full time in Hull, Leeds and Manchester and regularly attends LGBT+ events in Yorkshire to help spread the message that 'it's OK to be you'.
Regina travelled to Market Weighton to buy her dress for the wedding stunt and live streamed the gag on her Facebook page. The video has now drawn in more than 4,700 views.
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