When Arie Luyendyk Jr. crushed our hearts when he broke off his engagement with Becca Kufrin for Bachelor runner-up Lauren Burnham, during the heart-wrenching finale three months ago, he took the engagement ring with him.
The absence of the ring left all of us of #BachelorNation confused and squinty-eyed through our tears. So, is the 3-carat rock now in the hands of ABC, or worse, was it recycled and gifted to Lauren? During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Becca discussed the infamous ring.
After Jimmy Kimmel asks what we’ve all been wondering, whether or not she got to keep Arie’s engagement ring, she responded with a quick, “No. Good riddance, no.”
To clear up Jimmy’s confusion, Becca reminds him that she gave the ring back to Arie and noted that, like the millions of Bachelor viewers, she’s not sure where it is now. “That’s a good question,” she said when asked where the ring went. “I don’t know if he still has it.”
One thing we can be certain of is the ring wasn’t given to Lauren, which, thank God. Designer Neil Lane told The Knot he designed a different ring for Lauren, a 3.65-carat cushion cut center stone enveloped in a diamond halo, as compared to Becca’s stunning 3-carat oval cut rock.
Back when The Bachelor finale aired in March, ABC Exec Robert Mills told ET the ring was safely and thankfully returned to its designer, Neil Lane.
In the same interview with Jimmy, Becca goes on to teases us by confirming that, yes, Arie does make an appearance on this season’s The Bachelorette, and without Lauren. Becca jokes that she tells Arie to get out and, this time, he actually listens.
The Bachelorette airs on ABC on Mondays at 8/7c