Jack White stunned the audience at his concert last night at the Masonic Temple in his hometown of Detroit when he proposed to girlfriend Olivia Jean on stage and then married her a few minutes later.
According to The Detroit News, the 46-year-old White Stripes frontman brought the 32-year-old singer on stage to perform a duet of the band’s 2001 hit Hotel Yorba, telling the sold-out crowd that she was his girlfriend and that he had a question for her.
‘Yeah?’ Olivia responded.
Shock wedding:Â Jack White stunned the audience at his concert last night at the Masonic Temple in his hometown of Detroit when he proposed to girlfriend Olivia Jean on stage and then married her a few minutes later
‘Will you marry me?’ the 12-time Grammy Award winner asked as he presented her with a ring.
After she said ‘Yes’, Jack went to to sing the next line of the song which was, ‘Let’s get married!’Â
The hitmaker then went backstage for a break and returned to tell the audience, ‘It’s been such a great day, mind if we get married right now?’Â
The proposal:Â According to The Detroit News , the 46-year-old White Stripes frontman brought the 32-year-old singer on stage to perform a duet of the band’s 2001 hit Hotel Yorba, telling the sold-out crowd that she was his girlfriend and that he had a question for her
‘Yeah?’ Olivia responded
‘Will you marry me?’ the 12-time Grammy Award winner asked as he presented her with a ring
Surprise! The hitmaker then went backstage for a break and returned to tell the audience, ‘It’s been such a great day, mind if we get married right now?’
All together: The couple were then joined by Jack’s mother Teresa Gillis and Olivia’s father Brent Markel as well as members of The White Stripes and his friend Ben Flack who served as the officiant
Apt reference:Â To kick off the ceremony, Ben quoted the first verse from Prince and the Revolution’s 1984 song Let’s Go Crazy, saying ‘Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life’
The couple were then joined by Jack’s mother Teresa Gillis and Olivia’s father Brent Markel as well as members of The White Stripes and his friend Ben Flack who served as the officiant.Â
To kick off the ceremony, Ben quoted the first verse from Prince and the Revolution’s 1984 song Let’s Go Crazy, saying ‘Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.’Â
After a quick ceremony, Jack resumed the concert, concluding with two of the band’s biggest hits Steady As She Goes and Seven Nation Army.
Celebration:Â After a quick ceremony, Jack resumed the concert, concluding with two of the band’s biggest hits Steady As She Goes and Seven Nation Army
‘God bless you Detroit,’ Jack exclaimed at the end of the concert. ‘What a day!’
What a show: Fans were shocked and excited by the surprise proposal and wedding
Great day:Â The impromptu proposal and wedding capped off a big day for the recording artist as earlier he had released his fourth solo studio album Fear of the Dawn and performed the National Anthem at the Detroit Tigers Opening Day game at Comerica Park
According to Rolling Stone , Jack met fellow Detroit native Olivia in 2009 after she sent him a demo of her recordings.
Friends to lovers:Â He invited her to his Third Man Records studio and later introduced her to the musicians that she would eventually team up with to form the goth band The Black Belles
Going solo: The band went on hiatus in 2012 and Olivia went on to pursue a solo career
Secret romance: The pair had kept their romantic relationship under wraps, though Olivia shared photos of the two on Instagram from time to time
‘God bless you Detroit,’ Jack exclaimed at the end of the concert.Â
‘What a day!’Â
The impromptu proposal and wedding capped off a big day for the recording artist as earlier he had released his fourth solo studio album Fear of the Dawn and performed the National Anthem at the Detroit Tigers Opening Day game at Comerica Park.
Back then: Jack was previously married to former bandmate Meg White from 1996 to 2000
Exes:Â Jack was previously married to British supermodel Karen Elson from 2005 to 2013. Pictured in 2008
Jack was previously married to British supermodel Karen Elson from 2005 to 2013 and his former bandmate Meg White from 1996 to 2000.
He shares daughter Scarlet Teresa, 15, and son Henry Lee, 14, with Karen, 43.
According to Rolling Stone, Jack met fellow Detroit native Olivia in 2009 after she sent him a demo of her recordings.
He invited her to his Third Man Records studio and later introduced her to the musicians that she would eventually team up with to form the goth band The Black Belles.
The band went on hiatus in 2012 and Olivia went on to pursue a solo career.
In love: Olivia has said Jack is ‘an incredible human and one of the greatest friends a gal can have’
The pair had kept their romantic relationship under wraps, though Olivia shared photos of the two on Instagram from time to time.
In July, she posted a black and white photo in which she was seen posing with Fell In Love With A Girl singer, writing, ‘Happy birthday Jack. An incredible human and one of the greatest friends a gal can have.’
Jack is currently on tour and will perform again in Detroit tonight.Â
Busy:Â Jack is currently on tour and will perform again in Detroit tonight. Seen in 2018
