Tia Mowry has “repurposed” her wedding ring into “jewelry pieces” for her children.
The “Sister Sister” star — who finalized her divorce from ex-husband Cory Hardrict last year after announcing their separation in 2022 following 14 years of marriage — wanted to create something special for her kids Cree, 13, and 6-year-old Cairo.
“I haven’t worn it for almost two years now, and it just doesn’t feel right to sell it. But what I am wanting to do is change my wedding band into something for my kids. Pass it down, you know, to my kids, because they have been my biggest gift,” she said while fighting back tears in a new episode of “Tia Mowry: My Next Act.”
Mowry decided to use the diamond to make a necklace for Cree and a bracelet for Cairo.
“I just think it’s so beautiful to transform something that was given out of love and to give it to your children. It just makes me feel like my marriage wasn’t a waste. I did the right thing,” she added.
She hadn’t seen or worn the ring since she and Hardrict separated, and while she’s “sad” the item doesn’t represent marriage anymore, she had other ideas.
“It’s been two years and what I want to do is to take my wedding ring and turn it into some nice pieces, jewelry pieces, for my two kids,” she explained.
However, she couldn’t help but think of her former flame when she saw the ring being transformed at the jewelry shop.
“It’s hard for me to not think about Cory when I am deciding to repurpose my wedding band because he is the one who gave me my wedding ring. I was so surprised. So it’s very hard for me not to think about what he would think. But I am learning that, at the end of the day, I need to make this decision for me. And I think because it’s going to the kids, he’ll be OK,” she added.
In another episode of her show, Mowry admitted getting back into the dating world has been “intimidating” because Hardrict was her “first everything.”
“I wasn’t even allowed to date until I was 18 years old. I met Cory when I turned 20 and I lost my virginity at 25. There, I said it! And then we got married! Boom!” she recalled.
