"Having this home means SO much to us," she wrote on Instagram
Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Lily Collins/Instagram
NEED TO KNOW
- Lily Collins and her engagement ring are reunited
- The actress recovered her engagement ring with the help of a jewelry store in Chicago three years after it was taken from a hotel locker
- The ring, a custom Irene Neuwirth design, was stolen along with other belongings worth over $10,000 in May 2023
- Collins and her husband Charlie McDowell wed in September 2021
Lily Collins' engagement ring will always hold a special place in her heart — and now it's back on her finger after the precious sparkler that was once stolen is back in her possession.
On March 6, the Emily in Paris actress, 36, revealed in her Instagram Stories that she was left "speechless" after Hakimian Imports Chicago Jewelers was able to get her "original" rose-cut diamond ring back to her after three years.
"Having this home means SO much to us," she wrote across a selfie in which she showed off her ring. "I'm still speechless its back in my finger."
Collins' engagement ring, in addition to her wedding ring and other belongings, were stolen from from a West Hollywood hotel on May 6, 2023.
Credit: Lily Collins/Instagram
At the time, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department confirms to PEOPLE that officers responded to a burglary call at Edition Hotel on Sunset Boulevard after a well-known female celebrity's belongings were stolen from a secured locker. The actress was staying at the hotel when she went to the spa and locked up her belongings, sources told PEOPLE, and when she returned, her items were gone. The report for the items stolen was categorized as "over $10,000."
Collins and her husband Charlie McDowell (the son of actress Mary Steenburgen and actor Malcolm McDowell) got engaged in September 2020. They announced the news on Instagram with photos of the proposal and a close-up of the ring. Appearing on Live with Kelly and Ryan shortly after, Collins said she "was very surprised by" the custom Irene Neuwirth-designed rock. "But it’s exactly what I would’ve wanted and he knew me so well, obviously."
The couple wed on September 4, 2021 in Dunton, Colorado. "I've never wanted to be someone's someone more than I do yours, and now I get to be your wife," she wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of the pair kissing at the altar.
For the special day, Collins wore a custom and "magical" Ralph Lauren gown that she described as a "combination of Western Americana and British Victorian." The dress was handcrafted over the course of nearly 200 hours and was adorned with lace, silk organza petals and Swarovski-beaded micro flower appliqués. It was pared with a dramatic floor-hitting hooded cape.
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Credit: Charlie McDowell/Instagram
Soon, Collins will be stepping into Audrey Hepburn's shoes in a new movie about the making of Hepburn's best-known movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's, which means there will no doubt me more noteworthy jewelry moments to be had for the star.
On Feb. 23, Collins confirmed that she will portray Hepburn, the British actress and fashion icon who died at 63 in 1993, in a new film that goes behind-the-scenes of the 1961 romantic comedy that movie fans best associate Hepburn with.
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