Talk of the town: Video of Riz Ahmed fixing wife's hair at the Oscars goes viral

'I wish us all a very ‘Riz Ahmed Fixing Our Hair for the Perfect Pic’ kind of a love,' a fan wrote

Riz Ahmed was nominated for Best Actor this Oscars but he already won the hearts of many before the ceremony even began. He made a stellar entrance alongside his wife Fatima Farheen Mirza on the red carpet and there, paused for a very important task. “One second,” the Sound of Metal actor told the photographers before adjusting his wife’s hair.

 

 

 

 

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Safe to say, it was a treat for sore eyes. Mirza was seen accompanying Ahmed in a teal blue gown while the actor himself looked dapper in a black suit. "I'm the official groomer for the evening," he quipped.

Viewers loved the sweet moment and took the opportunity to appreciate him all over social media. "Did anyone else pass away watching Riz Ahmed tenderly fix his wife's hair," a writer named Yohana Desta wrote on Twitter. Another user also tweeted, “Not Riz Ahmed pausing the Oscars red carpet to fix his wife’s hair WHAT A PERFECT HUMAN.”

did anyone else pass away watching riz ahmed tenderly fix his wife’s hair

— yohana desta (@yohanadesta) April 25, 2021

Not Riz Ahmed pausing the Oscars red carpet to fix his wife’s hair WHAT A PERFECT HUMAN pic.twitter.com/sc5m1ldHuC

— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) April 25, 2021

One of Ahmed’s many admirers on Twitter chimed in and said, “I still can’t get over this. Riz Ahmed raising the bar on so many levels.”

I still can’t get over this. Riz ahmed raising the bar on so many levels. 😍😭 pic.twitter.com/XGl3MvNIvC

— Syeda Inshrah Azam (@Inshrah99) April 26, 2021

I wish us all a very “Riz Ahmed Fixing Our Hair for the Perfect Pic” kinda love pic.twitter.com/DKAiuXNUXR

— Manna Sidhu (@manna_sidhu) April 26, 2021

Lastly a fan concluded , “I wish us all a very ‘Riz Ahmed Fixing Our Hair for the Perfect Pic’ kind of a love.”

Previously, the British-Pakistani actor had revealed that he got married to Mirza “not too long ago,” in January. While being interviewed on The Tonight Show by host Jimmy Fallon, Ahmed had mentioned that he bumped into Mirza randomly while strolling in New York as he was preparing for his role in Sound of Metal.