Jennifer Hudson Wears $250K Diamond Jewelry to BET Awards 2025

Jennifer Hudson was a jewelry lover’s dream girl at the 2025 BET Awards.

On June 9, the actress and singer, 43, arrived at the music awards show covered in diamonds courtesy of Jared Atelier. According to the brand, Hudson wore a selection of the label’s natural diamond pieces which all in all totaled $270,000.

To be more specific, the talk show host wore a $85,000 necklace strung with pear and marquise-cut diamonds cemented with a giant pink morganite stone, in addition to a pair of $32,000 drop earrings comprised of round and marquise gemstones.

It was Hudson’s rings however that stole the show, with the star wearing three diamond-adorned bands valuing at a whopping $160,000 — and that includes the $115,000 eternity ring sitting pretty on her finger.

If you thought the price tag was jaw-dropping, the carat count was just as impressive. Per Jared Atelier, the Dreamgirls star and her stylist Maeve Reilly opted to outfit her in a cool 46 carats.

Hudson let all her bling do the talking by selecting a black Gaurav Gupta gown, which featured structured shoulders and an sexy thigh slit. A glossy nude lip added just a touch more shine.

For her performance later in the night, during which she honored Ultimate Icon Award recipient Jamie Foxx, she slipped into a velvet tuxedo minidress. (Foxx was one of four Ultimate Icon Award winners along with Mariah Carey, Kirk Franklin and Snoop Dogg.) The EGOT winner also went for full wattage glam with a voluminous ponytail and an eye makeup look topped with bold lashes.

Hudson’s song “A God (There Is)” is nominated for the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award. Alongside her to celebrate the night was her son David Daniel Otunga Jr., who wore an all-black look like his mom.

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This year’s BET Awards, hosted by Kevin Hart at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, delivered many show-stopping fashion moments, from Keke Palmer’s sequin (and subtly sheer) minidress and Shaboozey’s decorated Western get-up to Snoop Dogg and his wife Shante Broadus’ ultimate couple’s outfits.