They started dating in November, got serious really fast

Apr 16, 2015 08:32 GMT  ·  By

Last November, rapper Nicki Minaj split from her fiancé and partner of 12 years Safaree Samuels and she almost immediately found comfort for her broken heart in the arms of a longtime friend and collaborator, Meek Mill.

They are now engaged. Mill popped the question hours ago, and Nicki was itching to show off her new, absolutely gorgeous and undoubtedly expensive bling on social media. Once you see it, you will understand why she was so eager: it’s beautiful.

Meek Mill proposes with 15-carat yellow heart diamond ring

On the record, Nicki is yet to say anything about the engagement, but she did post a tweet with emojis hinting at it some hours ago. She also promised she would “post it later,” with “it” standing for a photo of the ring.

Her next tweet included a link to an Instagram photo of her hand, with the new bling in full view. It’s a gorgeous piece made of a large yellow diamond surrounded by smaller, white ones. So, unless she got this from someone who really, really loves her and showers her with presents that resemble engagement rings, she’s engaged.

Nicki and Meek are yet to go public in the way that celebrities do, i.e. by walking a red carpet hand in hand and looking loved up for the cameras, but their fans know from their social media accounts that they’re an item.

After Nicki’s so-called announcement, one fan told Meek in a post including a photo of him and Nicki that he was very “lucky,” to which he responded with a simple “I am.”

New $500,000 (€469,805) bauble

Since Nicki didn’t even actually say the words “I’m engaged” or namedrop Meek Mill, it would make no sense to expect her to talk in great detail about her new ring.

Even so, some details are available online, like the fact that the bauble is estimated at 15 carats, which would put it in the price range of $500,000 (€469,805), according to Morgan Shara of MASbisjoux jewelry, in an interview with E! News.

“This looks like a 15-carat fancy yellow heart modified brilliant cut diamond mounted in platinum with a double halo of white pavé diamonds,” Shara says. “[The ring] looks like the natural fancy colored diamond trend that is continuing full Steam ahead.”  

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