Clare Crawley Got Caught Wearing an Engagement Ring and Tried to Do Damage Control

From Cosmopolitan

• Clare Crawley was spotted wearing an engagement ring, prompting speculation about her relationship status.

• Clare hit Instagram to explain why she's wearing the ring.

Okay, lemme just start this off with some spoilers that we're all probably all too familiar with: Clare Crawley is about to blow up the Bachelorette by running off into the sunset with Dale Moss. And apparently they are already fully engaged. Which brings us to the sparkly diamond ring currently chilling out on Clare's finger.

Apparently, fans noticed Clare sporting what is clearly an engagement ring in photos obtained by Page Six and went ahead and assumed it's from Dale. In fact there was so much ~speculation~ that Clare had to hop on Instagram to calm everyone down, where she claimed that this is a ring she gave herself.

“People have noticed I wear this ring on my wedding finger, and have asked why!” said on Instagram. “The truth is because it is a commitment to myself first and foremost, to embody self-love. In the past I found myself getting into relationships where there was little to no reciprocity, and in the end would feel depleted and empty. This is my promise to myself, to make sure I always had enough self love that no matter what happened, I was committed to loving myself unconditionally, and that is something no man could take away from me.”

I mean, love this for her—but do you we think Clare is trying to throw fans off the scent of an already spoiled season, or is this legit? Take! It! To! The! Polls!

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