Shanna Moakler has offered her engagement ring for $96,500 (£76K), simply days after her ex-husband, Travis Barker, married Kourtney Kardashian in a lavish Italian wedding ceremony.
The 47-year-old mannequin acquired the glowing 4-carat spherical lower solitaire diamond engagement ring from the Blink 182 drummer in 2003 when he proposed at Disneyland – however on Tuesday, it was auctioned off by the jewellery-selling web site Worthy.
As many as 17 separate bids have been made for the sparkler – which took satisfaction of place on Shanna’s ring finger throughout her marriage to Travis from 2004-2008 – earlier than it offered for simply shy of six figures.
Shanna beforehand described the ring as an ‘iconic’ piece of jewelry and with that many diamonds, we have now to agree.
The mannequin – who has Landon, 18, and Alabama, 16, with Travis, in addition to Atiana, 23, with boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya – informed ET: ‘I feel it's a stunning piece and actually was my dream ring.
‘Nonetheless, that chapter of my life is over and although sporting it at one time introduced me nice pleasure, I hope it can discover a new dwelling and proceed to carry somebody as a lot happiness because it as soon as did to me. It’s actually an iconic ring!’
Shanna additionally admitted, previous to the public sale, that she hoped it will promote for greater than $100K (£79K).
She mentioned: ‘I’m hoping it sells for $120,000 (£95K). It was price about $160,000 (£126K).’
The public sale follows Travis’ latest wedding ceremony to Kourtney, which adopted two different matrimonial celebrations between the pair over a collection of weeks, following their October engagement.
Nonetheless, Shanna insisted that her resolution was unconnected to her ex-husband’s high-profile romance with the fact star and Poosh entrepreneur.
Shanna – who has additionally beforehand dated the likes of Billy Idol and Dennis Quaid – defined: ‘I’m positive individuals would assume that [it’s
related to the wedding], however I merely wished to discover a correct vendor and Worthy.com is probably the most skilled and I do know will give this piece the eye it deserves.’
Lovebirds Travis and Kourtney – dubbed Kravis – tied the knot in a lavish four-day ceremony in Portofino final month, surrounded by their well-known household and associates.
It marked the third time they've walked down the aisle in latest weeks – after ‘marrying’ in entrance of Elvis in Las Vegas, earlier than one other ceremony in Santa Barbara earlier than taking off to Italy – and are set to throw one other celebration once they return to LA.
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