A delighted Britney Spears announced her engagement to Iran-born fitness expert Sam Asghari on Sunday.
Showing off her sparkling new ring, the singer captioned an Instagram video, "I can't believe it," with a series of diamond ring emojis.
Now, details about the bespoke piece of jewellery have been revealed by the designer, Roman Malayev at Forever Diamonds NY.
The ring is estimated to have cost $70,000 and has the word "lioness" engraved inside, which is Asghari's nickname for his new fiancee.
"Our team couldn’t be more thrilled to congratulate Britney Spears and Sam Asghari on the beginning of their forever," a post on the Forever Diamonds NY Instagram account reads.
"The thought and detail Sam put into this ring made the design process so special for Roman [Malayev] and our team. In honour of the lioness herself, we are naming this gorgeous setting The Britney. Sam and Britney, we wish you a lifetime of happiness together."
The Britney ring is now a permanent part of the Forever Diamonds NY collection. It features a four-carat round brilliant stone in a platinum cathedral setting, with pave detailing on the bridge and flush-set diamonds on the prongs and basket.
Get a closer look at Britney Spears's Forever Diamonds NY engagement ring here:
Jeweller Mehul Pethani from Cara Jewellers in Dubai says this is currently a very popular style of engagement ring. In Dubai, four-carat diamonds "start at Dh100,000 ($27,200)", with the price increasing up to Dh1 million "depending on quality", he adds.
Spears and Asghari announced their engagement on Sunday, after five years together.
They met in 2016 on the set of the singer's Slumber Party video. Asghari plays the singer's love interest in the music video set in an old mansion being used as a nightclub.
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Britney Spears and Sam Asghari at the Glaad Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in April 2018. Getty Images -
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari, with her sons Sean Federline and Jayden James Federline, attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors in November 2017. Getty Images -
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari arrive at the premiere of Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood at the TCL Chinese Theatre in July 2019. AFP -
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari attend the 2019 Daytime Beauty Awards. AFP -
Sam Asghari wearing Zuhair Murad's Rise from the Ashes T-shirt in August 2020. Sam Asghari / Instagram -
Sam Asghari in Britney Spears's 2016 Slumber Party video. YouTube -
Sam Asghari and Camila Cabello in Fifth Harmony's Work From Home video in February 2016. YouTube -
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari in January 2020. Sam Asghari / Instagram -
Sam Asghari as a child, with his parents. Instagram / Sam Asghari -
Sam Asghari attends the Can You Keep A Secret? premiere in August 2019. Getty Images
The singer is currently fighting a legal battle to end the 13-year conservatorship that controls her personal life and finances.
In the past, Asghari has said he is looking forward to a "normal, amazing future" with the singer. In June, Spears spoke in court, revealing that the conservatorship terms prevent her from having any more children or getting remarried.
She has been married twice, first to childhood friend Jason Alexander in January 2004, but the Las Vegas marriage was annulled after 55 hours.
She then married Kevin Federline in September 2004. The couple divorced in July 2007 and have two sons: Sean Preston, 15, and Jayden James, 14.
