Jenna Lyons Reveals She's Engaged to Photographer Cass Bird and Planning a Wedding: 'It's Happening'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jenna Lyons and Cass Bird; Jenna Lyons shows off her engagement ring on ‘Sherri’.Photo:Deonte Lee/BFA.com/Shutterstock; Courtesy of SHERRI

Deonte Lee/BFA.com/Shutterstock; Courtesy of SHERRI

Jenna Lyonsis engaged!

Amid the conversation, hostSherri Shepherdturned to Lyons and said, “I think I saw an engagement ring in the [RHONY] trailer” — leading Chevremont, 53, to jokingly interject, “How can you miss that?”

Lyons then told Chevremont, “I thought I did really well, but this kind of pales in comparison,” referring to her costar’s own massive engagement ring.

From left: Racquel Chevremont, Jenna Lyons and Sherri Shepherd on ‘Sherri’ on Oct. 15, 2024.Courtesy of SHERRI

Courtesy of SHERRI

“I think you did well, Jenna — if thatisan engagement ring,” Shepherd, 57, said, turning the conversation back to Lyons.

“Yes, yes!” Lyons replied, as Shepherd admired her large, rectangular diamond ring. “When we were in the [jewelry] store, I was like, ‘That one is not big enough. Let’s [keep looking].’ "

The former J.Crew executive then shared that she and Cass — who wentInstagram officialin July 2023 — are “working on” setting a date for their wedding. When Chevremont said she and Corpus are thinking of marrying in June, Lyons said, “I don’t know if we’re that close. But it’s happening.”

Jenna Lyons (left) and Cass Bird.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

However, a source close to the reality star told PEOPLE at the time, “She’s not engaged. She’s had that ring forever, and though it does look like an engagement ring, it’s not.”

Lyonsremained coy about the ringduring an appearance onWatch What Happens Livejust weeks later. HostAndy Cohenasked her, “I wanna say congratulations because I think you’re engaged, but are you engaged?”

“So basically, here’s the story. My girlfriend, who I adore, kept telling me that I had to button my shirt, and I said ‘If you want me to button my shirt, you have to put a ring on it,’ " the Bravo star replied, seemingly referring to her penchant for showing off her décolletage. “We’re just really happy, and she gave me the ring that I wanted.”

Lyons first revealed her relationship with Cass in aNew York Timesarticle in June 2023, after previously sharing in April that she had a “massive crush on someone.”

Jenna Lyons (left) and Cass Bird.Daniel Zuchnik/WWD via Getty

Daniel Zuchnik/WWD via Getty

During a July 2023 episode ofRHONY, Lyons made it clear that she would not be bringing her then-girlfriend on camera and wanted to keep her romantic life private. “Because I’ve had so much press, I am very quiet about that so I’m not sharing that,” she said, explaining her decision to several of her costars at a dinner in the Hamptons.

Later, during a confessional, Lyons shared why she was keeping Cass' identity a secret at the time. “My life has put me in the public eye for my job and other things I’ve done. And that is my choice. And someone does not want to be in that with me, then I have to respect that,” she said.

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source: people.com