Hilary Duff, 22, is sporting a huge rock from her hockey player beau, Mike Comrie, 29, of the Edmonton Oilers. The two got engaged over Valentine’s weekend while in vacation in Hawaii, with Hilary’s sister telling People that the proposal was a complete surprise. Outlets have different cost appraisals for the ring, with E! reporting that Comrie bought it in Vegas and that it cost a cool million and Hollywood Life quoting a jeweler that estimates that the 4.5 carat ring was around $300,000. Maybe Comrie should have had it appraised before he plopped down that kind of cash.
I checked Wikipedia to see what kind of contract Comrie has, and he’s been making upwards of $3 million a year since 2001 with an initial very high contract that he might not have lived up to. (Maybe a hockey fan can help shed some light onto this. He’s moved around a lot and apparently angered Edmonton, his first team, by grandstanding in a contract dispute.) It breaks down to $10 million for three years with the Edmonton Oilers from 2001-2004; some time with the Philadelphia Flyers and Phoenix Coyotes, including a one year contract for $3 million with the Coyotes in 2006, $3.375 million in 2007 with the New York Islanders, and then $4 million with the Islanders again in 2008. His latest contract is for $1.125 million for one year back with the Oilers. So his stock is falling a little, but he still dropped a million on a ring.
Duff and Comrie were spotted out to dinner at Katsuya in LA last night, with Hilary happily showing off their ring. OK! reports that the two are looking to purchase a mansion together in Beverly Hills, with a budget of around $10 million.
I don’t know, I just think that 22 is too young to get married. I waited until I was in my early 30s and I still didn’t know what I was getting into. It’s a good age for some people, though. If they’re both ready to start a family they’ll be able to raise kids when they’re young and that’s a definite advantage. Congratulations to Hilary and Mike!
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I don’t know. I was 24 when I married, and 21 years later we are still going strong. I guess it really depends on the couple. But we had also dated for three years prior to marrying, so we were a very solid couple by the time took the plunge.
Entertainment tonight was reporting last night that it was a 9 karat ring.
She’s only 22? Seems like she’s been around forever, and that’s pretty young to have already faded into the background of Hollywood.
Who knows what it cost, but it’s silly to spend a million on a ring, and even sillier if it’s only worth about a third of that.
The E article says he also has big family money too.
Yeah the 1st time Comrie left Edmonton it was not on good terms so it’s funny that he’s back. He hasn’t been the same player since he had hip surgery a couple seasons ago which is why his stock has gone down. He’s been out most of this season at Edmonton too (I think he’s been sick not injured) and the team’s having a really bad season. But when he’s played he’s been putting in good effort so I think he’s in Edmonton’s good books again. His contract isn’t for that much by hockey player standards so that helps.
One thing the E! article points out is how Comrie’s the heir to some big furniture retail empire in Canada so he comes from money. I think that used to be the knock on him too – rich kid who plays soft. But I think he’s been putting in an honest effort the last couple of seasons but injury and sickness are holding him back.
Well, I hope it’s “real love” for them, I wish them happiness, and I hope it lasts.
Hmmm, something about this ‘engagement’ seems ….planned. Like she knew he was going to propose and calle dthe paps to get the gloden moment. I cant really jive with it, but congrats all the same I guess.
And CB, different strokes for different folks girl. A co-worker of mine recently celebrated her 72nd wedding anniversary( she is incredibly tiny and old, but spry and articulate for her age, I guess she has to be, she works with me and I’m almost 1/4 her age!), and in her congratulations hoopla she revealed she was 17 when she married and her husband was 19. I guess in an world then you were considered an adult, but its hard to imagine that working in our world today.
hatsumomo – My grandparents were Old-World Italian, and they were married when he was 17 and she was 14. They lived a long, blessed life, and yes, the world was different then. People were much more responsible at a much younger age.
A million dollars for a ring? To each their own, but IMO that’s a total waste of money. Think of all the rad things you could do with a million bucks. Is there a visible difference between diamonds and cubic zirconia? (or whatever its called) I just don’t get it. Good luck to the couple, etc. etc.
Is Hilary smiling or grimacing? She looks odd. Could she be more obvious about showing off her ring? I don’t understand buying million dollar rings. I would be too worried about losing it.
He comes from money , so he is not going broke.
Trillion, there is not a visible difference between cubic zirconia (CZ) and diamond (C). If they were in the same quality setting, it’s hard to differentiate with the naked eye. The easiest way to tell them apart is to take them out of the setting and weigh them. I think the formula is C=CZ*1.7.
I am not sure I like the ring. I want to see a different angle.
@Trillion: not to the naked eye , but is like boobs ,designer purses or money. Do you want the real deal or a fake? I don’t mind CZ , I had a estatement ring that had tiny CZ but I hate when people try to pass CZ for real diamonds.
”I waited until I was in my early 30s and I still didn’t know what I was getting into”.
LOLLLLLLLLLZ
Traditionally a guy is supposed to spend about 3 months salary on an engagement ring. So, the cost of a ring is relative. If he makes millions a year, spending a million on her engagement ring is appropriate (even if it’s not exactly practical).
Bellaluna: Wow. That’s lovely.
I don’t mind the Duffster. Good for her. I hope it sticks.
The only 1 mill rings I have seen are over 10 carat or fancy colors. Not just for a 4.5 regular white diamond ring. So he probably got rip off.
Donald Trump gave Melania a 12 carat emerald cut diamond ring and it was 1mill.
How can anyone estimate what that ring cost without inspecting it? Silly stuff.
I meant 14 karat, not 9 karat. its not 4.5 karat. and there is definitely a difference to the eye in the way cz hits the light-it has no where near the fire or brilliance of a diamond. they do not sparkle the same way.
Idk maybe it’s just me but even if I was rich enough to afford it I wouldn’t be into those huge rings that celebrities like her and Khloe Kardashian wear. I think they look so garish and costum-y. Personally, I think like 2 karats is enough.I just like the traditional engagement rings that aren’t half the size of your hand.
In the long run it does not matter if he spent a million dollars or fifty dollars,it all comes down to love and how much they are willing to put into the marriage.
^^^^^ agreed
Waste. Of. Money. Any woman who wants a ring that big and expensive is an idiot and any guy who actually goes out and buys one is a moron. I hate the whole “a bigger ring means he loves me more” bull. If anything, it looks like they’re compensating for a lack of something.
Wish the best for them, hope it all turns out well.
22 is too young to get married. Kudos to all the happily married for yonks people, but its not usual. I hope that they both work hard to put their best into their relationship and that they get joy from doing so…for however long that may be. Talking about ‘forever’ at that age is just not realistic…
Million dollar ring? Can anybody say “Publicity?”
Okay, the jeweler in me has to come out. It’s not a single stone for one million. It’s two: a $600,0000 “investment” museum-quality stone she’s wearing now, for publicity pictures, which will get taken out, put in a vault and replaced with a lesser diamond, which is worth $350,000. Figure in the cost of the design, plus gold and side diamonds (we’re probably talking Canadian-mined diamonds here so, they’re costlier) and you have a million dollars. She’s not going to walk around with a million on her finger!
So people actually buy these rings and don’t wear the actual diamond? What’s the point if you’re just gonna lock it away.
I’m probably the only one that thinks that CZ shines prettier than a diamond. But I would rather have a real thing. Even if it is only a diamond chip! haha.
The value of the ring also has to do with the quality of a diamond. I mean, you can buy a 6 and 1/3 carat for a cool 117,178.99.
http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Watches/18k-Gold-6-1-3ct-TDW-Certified-Diamond-Ring-H-VS2-Size-6.5/3985094/product.html
Her diamond is probably a waaaaay better quality than the one above. The 5 Cs and all. I dunno, I’m no expert.
I don’t think that’s too young to marry. Besides, no telling how long their engagement will last before they get married. Where I come from most people are married by that age and have one or two kids. I got married at 19 have been married for almost three years now and together for a total of five. We do plan on spending forever together and will try our best no matter what comes our way.
I couldn’t in good conscience wear a ring that would feed so many hungry people around the world. Even if I was rich. an expensive ring is one thing but a ridiculously expensive ring like that is so distastefull.
Traditionally a guy is supposed to spend about 3 months salary on an engagement ring. –> Really. HUH. I didn’t know that.
“Traditionally a guy is supposed to spend about 3 months salary on an engagement ring.”
Yuk. If I ever get engaged, I want something out of a gumball machine. The price is totally irrelevant, it’s truly the thought that counts.
ITA Rio! If you’re concerned about how much your ring costs (apart from people who are worried about spending too much), then I’d say you’re getting engaged for the wrong reasons. I can’t stand all this love=money, and more money=more love. Bullshit.
Why do they even make rings that large? It looks like costume jewelry… It goes all the way up to her knuckle!
Congrats 2 them though
Rio I was just about to say that.
Who cares how big it is or how much it costs? That is so shallow!
Its the meaning behind the giving of the ring that counts.
Sure, they’re rich & famous celebrities, but flashing an already tacky $1 mill ring–when 11% (last time I checked) of the current U.S. population is unemployed (not to mention those who’ve had major salary slashes) and resorting to food banks–is in extremely poor taste.
It won’t last though. She’s too enamored of the ring to think of much else.
Mike’s family own’s a huge furniture franchise in Canada called The Brick (you can look it up online) hockey money is just his pocket change, he is extremely wealthy
Good luck to them. For the record, The Brick furniture sucks.
The “three months salary” rule is something that was made up by the jewelry industry. There is no etiquette rule that dictates how much one should spend on an enagement ring. The only etiquette involved is that he buy a ring that is within his means and that the object of his affection will like.
please check what the superficial has to say about this. It is frickin funny. http://thesuperficial.com/2010/02/hilary_duffs_guide_to_acceptin.php
Off topic here, but I have never found her attractive or pretty. I always think she tries too hard to look cute. Her guest appearance on Gossip Girl annoyed me with her ever-moving eye-browse and how she pursed her lips to talk. Even her smiling in those pictures looked force. I’d like to see her totally relax and smile genuinely.
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