Maria Sharapova, since her retirement from the official tennis circuit on February 26 of last year Due to the continuous injuries that had weighed down her last seasons, she has not stopped receiving love, both from her close circle and even from those who only admire her.
This is easily demonstrable: last March, the 33-year-old former athlete posted on her social networks her personal phone number to be closer to her fans during the quarantine and received, promising to respond during the following days, more than two million messages . On Instagram, to take stock, has 4.1 million followers.
The winner of five Grand Slams has also found love. Since meeting in 2018, Sharapova and billionaire art entrepreneur Alexander Gilkes have squeezed every second of their courtship. until they finally chose to take the final step.
The Russian and the British got engaged last December and announced it through Instagram in a publication that not only contained several photos and videos but also a message from Maria: “I said yes from the first day we met. This was our big little secret, right? “
At that time, it was not possible to suspect what the engagement ring was like, although it was intuited, given the purchasing power of the suitor, which would be something unique. And on January 1, in Sharapova’s second post of 2021, she was finally able to wear it. And the fans gasped.
With his hand on his chin and with a dazzling close-up, hea jewel, it was clear, cheap had not come out, So the search began to know even the smallest detail of the gemstone, the designer and, of course, the price.
It has been the Daily Mail newspaper that has taken the cat into the water and has managed to unravel all its mysteries: it is a ring made to measure by designer Jessica McCormack and in which it predominates a single center diamond cut and polished in an emerald cut, set in a rose gold band. It has cost you $ 400,000 (about 330,000 euros).
Remember that Alex Gilkes, co-founder of Squared Circles, He was previously married to the designer Misha Nonoo, A great friend of Meghan Markle, and among her friends are various personalities of the royal family, such as princes William and Harry or Eugenia of York, whose wedding with Jack Brooksbank she attended as a guest.
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