Bethenny Frankel has a million reasons to celebrate.
On Tuesday, Page Six confirmed Frankel’s engagement to boyfriend Paul Bernon, days after the 50-year-old former “The Real Housewives of New York” star went to the beach wearing a huge seven-digit diamond ring .
“It looks like she wore a three-stone ring with a huge 8-10-carat emerald-shaped center stone inlaid with two smaller diamonds with emerald details that we estimate to be around 3 carats in total,” Apeksha Kothari, director of operations from RareCarat.com, told Page Six Style on Tuesday.
“If it is a real natural diamond, I would estimate its retail value at up to $ 1 million for an emerald-shaped natural diamond ring this size,” added Kothari. “And if not … probably less than $ 5,000 as a good scam.”
Shannon Delany-Ron, CMO at JamesAllen.com, also believes that Frankel’s ring comes at a high price.
“Bethenny is swinging a beautiful elongated emerald cut platinum diamond with trapezoidal side stones. This spark of three stones appears to be about 9 to 10 carats and priced between $ 500,000 and $ 750,000, ”said Delany-Ron.
Kathryn Money, senior vice president of merchandising and retail expansion at Brilliant Earth, estimates that Frankel’s center stone is in the “8 to 10 carat” range.
“Bethenny’s beautiful ring appears to feature a central diamond with an emerald cut of 8 to 10 carats, flanked by two trapezoidal side stones and embedded in a band of white gold or platinum,” said Money.
“Depending on the quality and specific characteristics of the center stone, we estimate the cost of the ring to be approximately $ 750,000 to $ 1,000,000 +,” she added.
Mike Fried, CEO of The Diamond Pro, also noted that Frankel’s ring could be in the millions of dollars.
“Bethenny Frankel’s engagement ring appears to be a three-stone ring with an emerald cut center of more than 15 carats with trapezoidal side stones,” said Fried.
“The figure should definitely reach 1 million,” he continued. “With its impressive size and exquisite style, Bethenny’s ring is a nod to her relationship with Paul Bernon and her future together.”
Frankel started dating Bernon in 2018. Although the couple split two years later, Frankel and Bernon, 43, sparked rumors of reconciliation in January. A month later, tycoon Skinnygirl confirmed that they were together again.
“Behind each woman … (you fill in the blanks here). Happy Valentine’s Day xoxo #Loveyourself, ”Frankel captioned an Instagram post with Bernon.
News of Frankel’s engagement comes shortly after Page Six confirmed that she and ex-Jason Hoppy had finalized the divorce. The couple initially married in 2010, but gave up in December 2012. Frankel filed for divorce a month later.
Frankel, who reports a net worth of $ 70 million, shares a son with Hoppy, 10-year-old daughter Bryn.