“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Bozoma Saint John opened up about the meaningful role India plays in her life.
During the season 15 after show, Saint John spoke candidly with her castmates about the two rings she wears from the country, and revealed how her fiancé, Keely Watson, made a surprise trip to India to find her dream engagement ring.
Bozoma Saint John Shares Importance of Her Two Rings & Fiancé’s Thoughtful Trip to India
GettyFans watched as Keely Watson got down on one knee to propose to Bozoma Saint John with a stunning diamond ring on season 15, episode 17. During the After Show, the businesswoman shared more insight into the meaningful piece, reavealing why having Watson source it from India made it all the more special.
After sharing to both Dorit Kemsley and Rachel Zoe about how Watson made a surprise last minute trip to India after his travels around Europe, Saint John shared, “Undearneath it all, he knows the importance of India to me and jewlery.”
Saint John then pointed out the two other rings she wears, which were also made in India. “These two rings that I wear are very significant to me because this ring I bought in India in Jaipur. It was the first ring I bought for myself after I took off my wedding rings,” she shared, referenceing her first marriage to Peter Saint John, who died in 2013.
How One of Saint John’s Rings Shares a Connection to Priyanka Chopra
GettyThe reality star then shared that her second ring was purchased in India when she attended “my friend Priyanka Chopra’s wedding, she married Nick Jonas.” Saint John went on to add that the “person who made [Priyanka’s] wedding band made me this.”
She continued, “I went to the wedding by myself… I was getting all the emotions where I was like, ‘I don’t want to have to wait the rest of my life for somebody to come and give me an eternity band, so I’m going to get one for myself.’ These rings, this jewelry, and India mean a lot to me.”
Still, Saint John was in disbelief that Watson traveled all the way to India by himself and for the first time for her ring. It spoke volumes about the lengths he would go for his future wife.
Saint John & Keely Watson Plan to Have Two Wedding Ceremonies
BravoBoth Saint John and Watson attended a taping of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” in January, where the couple announced their plans to have two wedding ceremonies, one in the reality star’s home country of Ghana, and a second wedding in Beverly Hills.
“We’ve got the Ghana wedding August 21, and then the L.A. wedding is November 21,” Watson revealed. “We’re doing two. And they’re progressively getting bigger,” he then joked.
In fact, while speaking to People at the 2026 TIME Women of the Year Gala in March, Saint John admitted that she wouldn’t be opposed to having her wedding in Ghana televised.
“I’m open to it because one of the weddings will be a Ghanaian wedding, traditional on the continent in Ghana, and we don’t often see those weddings,” she said, adding, “They’re very different from Western weddings, so I think we should celebrate other cultures and show people all around the world how we do it in Ghana.”
