Mel B, whose real name is Melanie Brown, has been spotted wearing her dazzling engagement ring after confirming her engagement to Rory McPhee – but did you spot its similarities to one royal lady's rock?
The former Spice Girls star and the hairdresser took a casual stroll in Leeds with Mel wrapping up in an oversized camouflage green jacket, jeans and boots in pictures obtained by the MailOnline. Since the weather wasn't cool enough for gloves, the Wannabe singer showed off her new rock on her left hand.
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Rory presented the star with a stunning pear-shaped diamond, which is a distinctive shape said to elongate the fingers and symbolise tears of joy or everlasting love. Plus, it has the royal seal of approval!
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Princess Charlene was given a similar teardrop engagement ring by her now-husband Prince Albert in 2010, although she doesn't often wear it. The stunning ring, reportedly crafted by Parisian jeweller Repossi, includes a massive three-carat, pear-cut diamond flanked by smaller diamonds in triangle arrangements.
© Photo: InstagramThe Spice Girls star is engaged to hairdresser Rory (pictured on the right)
Maxwell Stone from Steven Stone estimates Mel's rare champagne-coloured rock is worth up to £100k, and says pear diamonds are popular since "they look larger than a round diamond due to their elongated shape."
Mel and Rory started dating in 2018 and Mel recently shared details of his "romantic" proposal at Cliveden House, the five-star hotel where Meghan Markle stayed the night before her royal wedding with Prince Harry.
On Gogglebox's Stand Up To Cancer special, Ruby Wax asked Mel what speech Rory gave ahead of getting down on one knee, and Mel revealed his sweet words: "I love you, you’re my best friend, I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
She said the cosy setting included rose petals and a log fire, adding: "It was very romantic. I love flowers."
Princess Charlene's pear-shaped diamond engagement ring
This will mark Mel's third marriage. Her first husband was backing dancer Jimmy Gulzar, but their marriage only lasted two years before their split in 2000. She went on to date Eddie Murphy, before tying the knot with US film producer Stephen Belafonte in 2007.
Following their split in 2017, which saw Mel file a restraining order against Stephen, she said she wasn't against searching for love.
"I refuse to shut down and keep people out of my life," she told HELLO!. "I’m single – I’m not looking for a relationship, but I still believe in love."
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