Pic shows: 20-year-old Ayan Zhardemov. A student from Borat’s homeland Kazakhstan has been dubbed "romantic of the year" after dressing up as his girlfriend to take an exam for her. Loved-up Ayan Zhademov, 20, was desperate to help his 17-year-old girlfriend out when she told him she was worried about an upcoming exam. After trying to calm her down and failing he hatched his plan to impersonate her in the exam room and do the test for her. The girl, who has not been named, was preparing to take her Unified National Testing, an exam in Kazakhstan which school students must take when finishing to get into university. Donning an old black wig, slapping on some makeup and squeezing into her white blouse and grey skirt, Zhademov then tried sneaking into the exam room in the town of Zhetisai in south Kazakhstan. But eagle-eyed examiners spotted him, and thinking he looked too butch to be a girl, took him aside for questioning. A spokesman for the exam board said that as soon as he started talking their suspicions were confirmed. "He tried speaking in a high voice but it was obvious this was a male," the spokesman said. Zhademov was then fined 1,400 GBP for his actions. But now he has been dubbed romantic of the year by locals after a businessman stepped into help pay off the fine. Fellow student Dariga Nesterova said: "It was stupid but very romantic. "Sometimes love leads us to do silly things, I wish my boyfriend was this romantic." Another student, Goga Korzhova, said: "She’s lucky to have someone as brave as this, who will risk everything for her." Businessman Olzhas Hudaibergenov who has agreed to pay half of the fine said he was delighted to see romance was still alive and well. He added: "I only hope that his romantic moves in the future will be more legal." The girl was told she will have to nw wait until next year before taking the exam. (ends)