A die-hard Downton Abbey fan paid $20,000 to go on a date with the show's star Brendan Coyle.
A night with the actor, who plays butler John Bates, was up for auction with bids starting at $5,000.
But lovestruck Sandra Doshner, a 52-year-old retired medical technologist from Long Island, is so crazy about the show that she bid four times the asking price.
in classic rom-com style, their New York date included a ride through Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage earlier this week, where the smitten Ms Doshner reportedly read poetry to the star.
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