Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai [1]
Avril Lavigne [2] is a bride-to-be. On April 7, the singer announced her engagement to Mod Sun [3] via Instagram [4], including a look at the sparkly heart-shaped ring the punk rocker proposed with. The couple, who started dating in February 2021 after collaborating on a song, got engaged by the Eiffel Tower in Paris on March 27. "Oui! Je t'aime pour toujours," Lavigne wrote alongside the photos, which translates to "Yes! I love you forever." Mod Sun also shared photos of the pair's celebration [5], offering a closer view of Lavigne's ring on his Instagram. "The day we met I knew you were the one," he wrote.
Custom designed by XIV Karats in Beverly Hills, the unique heart-shaped stone is set into a royal setting with little diamond hearts on the band. In an interview with People [6], Lavigne revealed the band is engraved with "Hi Icon," the first words he said to the singer, as well as "Mod + Avril" on the inside. "He knew from the very beginning I wanted a heart-shaped diamond because on the day we met, we had matching heart-shaped paved rings on. We've worn them every day since, so it's only fitting to have a heart-shaped engagement ring," she said.
Lavigne's newest piece of jewelry sparkled against her bright-orange manicure. According to The Clear Cut [7]'s founder, Olivia Landau [8], who's also a GIA-certified gemologist, the rock appears to be four carats and worth an estimated value of $150,000 to $200,000, depending on the quality. Lavigne was previously married [9] to Sum 41 member Deryck Whibley in 2006 and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger in 2013, while Mod Sun was formerly engaged to Bella Thorne.
Though heart-shaped rings are quite uncommon, Lavigne's ring resembles one that belongs to another famous star. Back in 2015, Lady Gaga [10] received a very similar ring [11] from Taylor Kinney, designed by Lorraine Schwartz. And more recently, Machine Gun Kelly, Mod Sun's friend, proposed to Megan Fox [12] with an intricate two-gem ring [13] that formed a heart to represent "two halves of the same soul."
Ahead, get a closer look at Lavigne's gorgeous ring.
