Lionel Richie says daughter Sofia Richie’s fiancé was a ‘nervous wreck’ when asking for father’s blessing

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Lionel Richie has opened up about Sofia Richie’s recent engagement and how her fiancé, Elliot Grainge, was “a nervous wreck” when asking the musician for permission to marry his daughter.

The American Idol judge discussed his daughter’s big news during a recent interview with Access Hollywood, acknowledging that he loves her fiancé and has known him for years.