Melanie Hamrick reveals the secret behind her ‘promise ring’ from Mick Jagger
Melanie Hamrick is confirming what many have assumed for the past few years.
The 37-year-old ballerina has been in a relationship with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, 81, for more than a decade, but has played coy in the past whenever asked if they would be getting engaged.
In an interview with Paris Match, published April 9, Hamrick finally let the cat out of the bag.
“We’ve been engaged two or three years,” Hamrick said to the French publication, according to People — though she remained coy about what’s next.
“Maybe one day we’ll marry, maybe not. We are so happy in our current life that I would be too afraid to change anything,” she explained, according to People.
Hamrick met Jagger in Tokyo in 2014 when the ballet group she was dancing with received tickets to a nearby Rolling Stones concert, according to The Sunday Times.
The pair started dating several months later, per Today, and welcomed their first child together — a son named Deveraux Octavian Basil — in 2016.
In addition to Deveraux, Jagger shares daughter Karis, 54, with actress Marsha Hunt, daughter Jade, 53, with ex-wife Bianca Jagger and son Lucas, 25, with model Luciana Morad Gimenez.
He also shares four children — daughters Elizabeth, 41, and Georgia May, 33, and sons James, 39, and Gabriel, 27 — with ex-wife Jerry Hall.
In her interview with Paris Match, Hamrick opened up about the couple’s origin story.
“Maybe a spark, but nothing incredible, like, ‘Come on, I’ll blow your mind and we’ll travel the world,’” she said when asked if sparks were flying after meeting Jagger, according to People.
“We didn’t even exchange phone numbers. At the time, I wasn’t in a relationship, but he was,” she told the outlet, according to People.
Engagement rumors began swirling in 2023 after Hamrick was seen sporting a sparkling diamond on her ring finger.
In a June 2023 interview with People, Hamrick confirmed that the ring was a gift from Jagger but stopped short of calling it an engagement ring.
“I mean, I have to giggle because did Mick give me the ring? Yes. Is it for that finger? Yes,” she told People at the time — describing herself as a “live-in-the-moment type of person.”
“In my mind, it’s a promise ring. We’ll be immature and call it a promise ring,” she continued.
Now nearly two years later, Hamrick is confirming that she is (and has been) engaged to Jagger.
As for how they’ve kept their relationship so strong over the past 11 years, Hamrick credits the ongoing support they have for one another.
“We try to support each other, be there for each other, and make sure everyone is happy. That’s all that matters to me and all I strive for,” she told Paris Match, according to People.
As for the couple’s 44-year age difference, Hamrick previously advised fans, followers and media members to “mind their own business.”
“I don’t think about it. Everyone’s going to have their opinion,” she told The Times in September.
“If you think about others’ opinions, no matter where you are in life, you’re going to have a problem and you’re going to analyze it,” she added.
