Last week Halle Berry appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon and confirmed her engagement to her partner of six years, Van Hunt. After a chat with Fallon where she clarified some misinformation circulating about the couple’s relationship status, Berry flashed some new bling at Fallon, and said Hunt “…did put a little ring on it.”
Berry’s bold engagement ring is anything but a small one—the chunky gold design takes up a huge amount of finger space. At the centre of the ring is a round cut brilliant solitaire diamond, surrounded by a striking square grid of smaller stones which takes the dazzle factor of this ring next level. The artistic setting creates a shimmering cluster effect; this engagement ring is very different and beautifully bespoke.
Consider Berry’s engagement ring to be perfectly in step with what’s happening in jewellery this year, specifically engagement rings: statement and sculptural designs which are anything but unassuming. Her ring also has a romantic heirloom feeling about it, another coveted quality.
Here are three more modern celebrity engagement rings (and 2026 brides) that encapsulate the moment which we’re also obsessed with.
Taylor Swift
Arguably the biggest celebrity engagement ring moment since Prince Charles presented Lady Diana Spencer with that legendary 12-carat sapphire in 1981 (it’s now famously worn by the current Princess of Wales Catherine Middleton), Taylor Swift’s eight-carat old mine cut elongated cushion cut diamond has sparked a trend for antique stones and vintage cuts. The ring was custom created for Swift by New York jeweller Kendrick Lubeck of Artifex Fine. The ring and features a millgrain bezel setting in yellow gold with hand etching on the band.
Miley Cyrus
The popstar and fiancé Maxx Morando announced their engagement in December after they were spotted together on the red carpet with Cyrus rocking a shiny new bauble on that finger. This engagement ring was crafted by California-based jeweller Jacquie Aiche and features a thick 14-carat gold cigar band setting set with an east-west bezel set five-carat elongated cushion cut diamond. The ring feels extremely modern, sleek and minimalist, and has a timeless appeal thanks to the pillowy shape of the diamond. We love the chunkiness of this design which feels fresh after years of delicate halo set engagement rings.
Zendaya
The actor was the biggest red-carpet buzz at last year’s Golden Globes thanks to her striking rust coloured Louis Vuitton gown and the glittering east-west engagement ring by British jeweller Jessica McCormack. This appearance marked the debut appearance of the ring which was presented to her by Spiderman co-star Tom Holland a few months earlier. Like Cyrus, Zendaya’s cushion cut diamond is set east-west in a design that allows the diamond to be the star attraction. What makes this engagement ring so spectacular is its simplicity and modernity.
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