Brooks Nader didn’t let a good diamond go to waste.
Nader, 28, opened up about repurposing her engagement ring from her ex-husband, Billy Haire, into a new design while chatting with People on Sunday, December 29. “This is my divorce ring,” she said of her jewelry. “A 9-carat offset pear on a simple gold band — that I designed with my longtime jeweler, Ring Concierge.” (Nader and Haire, 39, tied the knot in December 2019 and called it quits in May.)
Nader continued: “Why should guys have all the fun? It’s my way of celebrating the next chapter of my life. Women deserve to buy themselves something fabulous just because, so why not a sick divorce ring?!”
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model currently wears her divorce ring on her pinky, but when she debuted it back in November, she wore it on her left ring finger shortly after reuniting with her Dancing With the Stars partner, Gleb Savchenko, who she was “hooking up” with during her time on the show, according to a source.
At the time, Nader’s ring sparked engagement rumors, especially since she flashed the diamond in a cryptic TikTok video.
“No, I can’t laugh yet, I’ve gotta hold it in,” Nader mouthed in the social media reel. Ahead of the season 33 Dancing With the Stars finale, she captioned the post, “When you have something insane planned for the finale but you have to hold it in for 1 more day.”
During the finale, she read the texts Savchenko sent her while breaking up with her in October, one week after getting eliminated from the show.
“He said, ‘Picked up my stuff. I’m going to Joshua Tree tomorrow for a few nights. We should have a conversation but I think I’m done,’” she read to the cameras. “‘I care about you. I think you’re an amazing person. You always have a special place in my heart. I love you.’ That was on October 23.”
After she didn’t respond to his initial text message, Savchenko followed up again, telling her he missed her and wanted to talk. The duo then met up and had “a little chit-chat.”
They’ve since been spending time together again and have documented their hangouts via social media.
