Britain's Got Talent presenter Amanda Holden, 53, upgrades her engagement band from 2008 (worth just £40k!) to a £200,000 super-ring
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For many couples, an engagement ring is the ultimate love token, to be treasured for life. But a growing band of celebrities are now looking to upgrade theirs as their fame – and bank balances – increase, or even swap them altogether. Amanda Holden, presenter of Britain’s Got Talent, is the latest star to show off a shiny new engagement ring on her social media pages – with a source revealing that her record producer husband Chris Hughes bought it ‘as a little upgrade for Christmas’.
![[Diamond expert Zack Stone, of Steven Stone Jewellers, told The Mail on Sunday that Ms Holden’s new ring will have cost in the region of £200,000]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/21/93743269-14250513-image-m-21_1736026859900.jpg)
Diamond expert Zack Stone, of Steven Stone Jewellers, told The Mail on Sunday that Ms Holden’s new ring will have cost in the region of £200,000. ‘The oval ring with yellow gold band and platinum head with hidden halo looks to be six to seven carats in size and the cost likely to be £200,000,’ he said.
![[Ms Holden celebrated her 16th wedding anniversary to Chris last month sharing a gushing media post of their Christmas-themed wedding day held at St Margaret’s Church in Somerset]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/20/93743267-14250513-image-a-2_1736024117400.jpg)
Her first engagement ring – from 2008 – was somewhat less extravagant. Mr Stone said: ‘That was a two-and-a-half carat, emerald-cut ring roughly around £40,000.’. The 53-year-old is not the first celebrity to update their engagement ring. Others include Meghan Markle, Victoria Beckham, Kate Hudson and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
![[The couple – who live in a £7 million mansion in Surrey with their two daughters, Lexi, 18, and Hollie, 12 –met in Los Angeles in 2003]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/20/88629437-14250513-Amanda_Holden_shared_a_rare_photo_with_her_husband_Chris_Hughes_-a-3_1736024241106.jpg)
Ms Holden celebrated her 16th wedding anniversary to Chris last month, sharing a gushing media post of their Christmas-themed wedding day held at St Margaret’s Church in Somerset. Amanda Holden , presenter of Britain’s Got Talent, is the latest star to show off a shiny new engagement ring on her social media.
![[During her 25-year marriage, Victoria Beckham, 50, has sported 15 engagement rings]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/22/93744401-14250513-image-a-22_1736028672477.jpg)
