Equinox executive chairman Harvey Spevak and girlfriend of four years Bianca Peters, a former co-anchor on Fox 5 “Good Day New York,” are engaged, Page Six has exclusively learned.
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Peters told us Spevak swept her away last weekend to El Paso, Texas, “where [her] extended family and only remaining grandparent live,” and planned a big proposal complete with a mariachi band, a string quartet and Taco Bell.
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The evening kicked off at Amalur Kitchen & Bar, where Spevak popped the question within 10 minutes in front of family and friends, including Bilt couple Ankur Jain and Erika Hammond.
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Four Bridges String Quartet played “Cowboy Take Me Away” by the Chicks, a song that Peters says represents her late grandmother, Irene Castillo, as Spevak asked her to be his wife.
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“It was freakin’ water works the whole time,” Peters said.
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“He got down on one knee, asked me the question — I kept crying and saying, ‘I’m sorry.’
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And he had to follow up!”
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she added.
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The engagement wasn’t a huge surprise since she found it suspicious that they were going to the desert in El Paso without there being “a cousin’s birthday or a wedding,” she explained.
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“We wouldn’t just go for no reason,” Peters said.
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The location and engagement was also special to her grandmother, who passed away three years ago, and had only met Spevak via FaceTime.
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During their conversation, her grandmother told him, “No ring, no Bianca,” she recalled.
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That surprise weekend getaway without a reason had her frantically packing white ensembles, including the L’Agence dress from Bergdorf she wore to receive her ring.
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In Spevak’s case, he traded his signature street sneakers for cowboy boots — a shock to Peters.
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Spevak pulled out all the stops hiring local female-led businesses, including Sunnyside Events, floral and textile designer Muñoz Taller de Diseño as well as Mariachi Femenil Flores Mexicanas, an all-female mariachi band.
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“Harvey gave a full speech in Spanish, and that man does not speak a word of Spanish.
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He obviously read it from his phone.
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It was the funniest accent ever,” Peters, who is Mexican-American, said.
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The couple’s love story started when she and former colleague Rosanna Scotto interviewed Spevak via satellite during the pandemic.
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“We could see him, but he couldn’t see us.
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Rosanna planted the seed,” Peters revealed.
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They later linked at a party in the Hamptons, and sparked up a romance.
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Spevak told us he “couldn’t be happier to be engaged to Bianca.”
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“She’s an incredibly special person and I look forward to building our future together,” he said.
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The couple’s big evening ended at Kala BajaMed, where DJ La Flaquita Anali spun tunes and health-conscious Spevak had snacks delivered from Taco Bell because “he knows I love [it],” Peters said.
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When it comes to the wedding, Peters hopes for a day just as magical as the night she said, “Yes.”
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“I’d like to get married in Mexico with more mariachis and lots of tequila!” she concluded.
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Your voice matters.
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