Marisa Abella, who garnered praise for her role as Amy Winehouse in the 2024 biopic Back to Black, is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Jamie Bogyo. Abella and the West End actor have been dating for the past four years. On Sunday, July 7, Bogyo shared the happy news by posting a few videos and photos. He captioned it, “She said she’ll think about it.”
Marisa Abella and her boyfriend Jamie Bogyo are engaged
Bogyo shared a photo of Abella smiling and holding a red rose with a sparkling ring on her finger. Abella and Bogyo were shown hugging and being surprised by loved ones in the following video, which added to their engagement celebration. Abella has yet to address the news on social media, but she shared her feelings by leaving a comment on Bogyo’s post, writing, “A crying mess.”
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In December, Bogyo celebrated Abella’s birthday on Instagram and posted cute photos of them. Marisa Abella’s engagement announcement came just months after she starred in the film Back to Black, a tribute to Amy Winehouse, whose untimely death in 2011 at the age of 27 had a huge impact.
Marisa played Amy Winehouse in the critically acclaimed Back to Black
At the film’s premiere in London in April, Abella spoke to PEOPLE about her experience playing Winehouse and the lasting impact of her poetry and music. Abella said she found a greater sense of authenticity from her performance as Winehouse, who died in 2011 at age 27 due to accidental alcohol poisoning.
Who is Marisa Abella?
Abella, who is Maltese and British by birth, was born in London in 1998. She worked in theater before finding her breakthrough in films and television. She starred in the BBC series Industry in the film Cobweb. After a lengthy audition process, director Sam Taylor-Johnson chose Abella to play Winehouse because of her ability to capture her personality and her musical abilities.
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