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<p>MANILA - Actress Iza Calzado is now engaged to British entrepreneur Ben Wintle, her boyfriend of 5 years, their friends confirmed Sunday. </p><p>Fashion designer Rajo Laurel posted on Instagram a photo of Wintle down on his knee offering Calzado a ring. </p><p>&quot;IZA SAID YES!&quot; read the photo&#x27;s caption.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ-aBiBDLwU/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Rajo Laurel (@rajolaurel)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-10-08T05:21:25+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Oct 7, 2017 at 10:21pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>An emotional Calzado meanwhile was seen accepting the ring and hugging Wintle in the clips shared by Noel Ferrer, the actress&#x27; manager and &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; host Karylle Tatlonghari-Yuzon, the couple&#x27;s business partner and friend. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 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I was really looking for a foreigner that night kasi I&#x27;ve never dated a foreigner,&quot; she added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/04/15/how-iza-british-boyfriend-met">How Iza, British boyfriend met</a></li></ul><p>According to Calzado, Wintle, who co-founded the restaurant finder app Booky, approached her first and asked if he could add her on Facebook.</p><p>&quot;Tinawanan ko siya kasi ang daming mga fake accounts sa Facebook. So sabi ko, &#x27;you know what, let&#x27;s not complicate things. Just get my number.&#x27; Ganun kasi naiirita ako pag madami pang games,&quot; she said. </p><p>The two then went on a couple of dates, which included a few trips to the hospital where Calzado&#x27;s late father was previously admitted. Lito Calzado passed away on November 2011.</p><p>&quot;He was there for me. He was very strong, patient kasi nga gulo gulo pa ako noon,&quot; Calzado said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/25/17/iza-boyfriend-celebrate-fifth-anniversary">Iza, boyfriend celebrate fifth anniversary</a></li></ul>

<p>Actress Iza Calzado is now engaged to British entrepreneur Ben Wintle, her boyfriend of 5 years, their friends confirmed Sunday. </p>

Actress Iza Calzado is now engaged to British entrepreneur Ben Wintle, her boyfriend of 5 years, their friends confirmed Sunday.