Most expensive celebrity engagement rings: Jennifer Lopez got a dazzling pink diamond from Ben Affleck, while Kate Middleton inherited Princess Diana’s sapphire stone
Let’s take a look at some of the most dazzling celebrity engagement rings ... they’re big, shiny and, of course, come with a hefty price tag.
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This ring came with a whopping price tag of around US$1 million.
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Jennifer Lopez
The beautiful piece is six carats and cost Affleck a bill amounting to US$1.2 million.
Kate Upton
Model Kate Upton has always been known to rock the red carpet with her super gorgeous looks and glamorous evening gowns. But during the 2016 Met Ball, she shone even brighter than usual.
Why? She didn’t just wear any old ring to top off her look – she sported her round, eight-carat diamond engagement ring from Justin Verlander, which cost US$1.5 million.
Katie Holmes
Even though “TomKat” didn’t last, one of the most precious pieces of memorabilia Katie Holmes received from Tom Cruise was her engagement ring.
When she said yes to Cruise in 2005, she received a diamond engagement ring worth US$1.5 million.
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Ciara
Ciara was gifted a 16-carat ring by her fiancé, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson. This massive diamond sparkler is valued at around US$2 million.
Paris Hilton
When Paris Hilton was engaged to Chris Zylka, she received a beautiful pear-shaped engagement ring.
What made this ring so special? It was filled with so many diamonds, even on the sides, that the entire ring made it to a total of 20 carats. The ring cost around US$2 million.
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Blake Lively
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds ... couple goals, much? Her engagement ring is pretty covetable, too.
Reynolds proposed to Lively with a beautiful pale pink diamond ring with hints of rose gold. This ring is a total of seven carats and was valued at around US$2 million.
Serena Williams
Serena Williams’ wedding to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian was one of the most lavish weddings ever seen from any celebrity or athlete.
So of course we all expected her engagement ring to be grand too, and it didn’t disappoint. Her ring is valued at around US$2 million.
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Grace Kelly
At that time, her emerald-cut diamond engagement ring was valued at US$4 million.
Elizabeth Taylor
Probably one of the most famous and glamorous diamond rings to date, the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, also known as the Krupp Diamond, has 33 carats and was auctioned for US$8.8 million after Taylor’s death in 2011.
Although not an engagement ring exactly – actor Richard Burton first proposed to her with an emerald brooch instead – the ring was a gift from husband to wife in 1968.
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- Hollywood actor Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ marriage might not have worked out, but Holmes did get a US$1.5 million piece of jewellery memorabilia out of it
- Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian had a lavish wedding and a fancy rock to match, but are any as iconic as the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond?