Tia Mowry repurposed her wedding ring for her children after her divorce

• Tia Mowry says she decided to turn her wedding ring into jewelry for her children after her divorce.
• “It just makes me feel like my marriage wasn’t a waste,” Mowry, 46, said.
• The “Sister Sister” actress and her ex Cory Hardrict divorced in April 2023 after 14 years of marriage.

Tia Mowry, 46, has found a good use for her wedding ring following her divorce.

During an episode of her show “Tia Mowry: My Next Act” that aired on We TV on Friday, the actress said she decided to turn her wedding ring into jewelry for her children.

“I haven’t worn it in almost two years now and it just doesn’t feel right to sell it,” Mowry said. “But what I want to do is convert my wedding ring into something for my children. You know, I should pass it on to my children because they were my greatest gift.”

Mowry and Cory Hardrict finalized their divorce in April 2023 after 14 years of marriage. The ex-partners first met on a film set in 1999 and married in 2008. They have two children together: son Cree, 13, and daughter Cairo, 6.

In the episode, Mowry explained that she didn't need more time to think about her decision, “because if it's made into something else, then it'll be put to good use.”

“It's sad, you know what I mean, because this is a symbol of a marriage and it's not that anymore,” she said.

The “Sister Sister” star added that she thought about her ex-husband when making her decision since he gave her the ring.

“But I’m learning that at the end of the day I have to make that decision for myself. And I think because it goes to the kids, he'll be fine,” she said.

Later in the episode, Mowry is seen going to a jeweler to have her ring turned into a necklace for her son and a bracelet for her daughter.

“I just think it's so nice to take something that was given out of love and take it and give it to your children. It just makes me feel like my marriage wasn't a waste,” Mowry said.

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Thanks to a successful advertising campaign by De Beers, one of the largest diamond companies in the world, in 1947, diamonds became the gemstone of choice for engagement and wedding rings.

However, the diamond mining industry has been affected by the rise in lab-grown diamonds: in 2023, lab-grown diamonds accounted for 17% of the global diamond market, with sales increasing 38% from 2021 to 2022.

According to the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Index, which tracks price changes for natural rough diamonds, prices have fallen about 10.7% since the start of the year.

A representative for Mowry did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular business hours.