Many of us go to our favourite celebrities for style, beauty, and hair inspiration. But as we enter 2024 and wedding season is not as far away as it may seem, we can turn to our favourite A-listers for engagement ring inspiration. There were many celebrity engagements in 2023 including Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin, Nicole Scherzinger and Thom Evans, and Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum. But the question is, whose ring is the most desirable, the most iconic, and which would you take inspiration from if you are the kind of person who likes to send hints to your partner when you feel a proposal on the cards?
Two new studies have been conducted that reveal the most sought-after celebrity engagement rings. Research conducted by customised jewellery experts at Glamira unveiled the most popular and iconic celebrity engagement rings by using Ahrefs to discover how many searches there are on average per month for each ring. Meanwhile, Pandora UK conducted new research that revealed which celebrity engagement rings captured the most online attention in 2023.
Pandora also ranked the most popular gemstone, band style, ring style and gemstone cut of 2023.
Megan Fox
Expen4bles star Megan Fox, 37, got engaged to rapper Machine Gun Kelly in January 2022. Her ring was ranked the most sought-after in Glamira’s research. The impressive piece features a teardrop-shaped diamond with an entirely untreated Columbian emerald gem, designed by Stephen Webster that ignited the ‘toi et moi’ engagement ring trend, meaning ‘you and me’ that alludes to the two-stone ring that can be taken apart to form two rings and is held together by a magnet. Megan’s ring has an unusual fan that has divided fans. The pair revealed that her ring includes a band that is shaped like the thorns of a rose. “If she tries to take it off, it hurts,” MGK said, quipping, “Love is pain!”.
Princess Kate
The Princess of Wales’ ring may be the most well-known in modern British history. Glamira tells us that the ring Prince William proposed with in 2010, which first belonged to Kate’s late mother-in-law Princess Diana, amᴀsses an average of 7,000 monthly searches and we can see why royal fans continue to be obsessed. The iconic piece, which is now thought to be worth up to £390,000 features a large sapphire hugged by 14 white diamonds.
Millie Bobby Brown
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown might be the youngest fiance on the list, getting engaged in April 2023 at 19 years old, but her ring certainly didn’t disappoint. Millie’s then-boyfriend Jake Bongiovi proposed to the star with a stunning diamond ring which Kathryn Money, SVP of merchandizing and retail expansion at Brilliant Earth told Brides could be worth between $75,000 to $100,000. Millie’s ring was ranked the most popular celebrity engagement ring of 2023 in Pandora’s new study and we can certainly see why.
Zooey Deschanel
Elf actress Zooey Deschanel, 43, got engaged to her Property Brothers star boyfriend Jonathan Scott in August 2023 and her ring was beautiful and unusual. The piece resembles a flower crown featuring glistening pink and purple stones. The actress told People: “I didn’t want just a diamond ring. There’s just so many different beautiful gemstones. It’s fun to have something different. I mean, I love diamonds, don’t get me wrong. I’m not going to turn down a diamond. But I like the fun colors and I like pink and purple.” Pandora ranked Zooey’s ring the second most popular of 2023 with over 96 thousand global Google searches. We can see why it caught the attention of her loyal fans, it truly is an ethereal wonder.
Vanessa Hudgens
High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens was a blushing bride who tied the knot with her fiancé Cole Tucker before she rang in the New Year in December 2023. She got engaged in the most picture-perfect setting – right in front of the Eiffel Tower and the beauty of her ring matched the classic surroundings. Vanessa’s gorgeous yellow gold oval solitaire diamond ring was ranked the third most popular celebrity engagement ring of 2023 by Pandora with over 37 thousand global Google searches and it is certainly one to remember.