Tia Mowry says she wants to repurpose wedding ring from ex Cory Hardrict for their kids

The former couple were married for 14 years before their split in 2022.

Tia Mowry says she wants to repurpose wedding ring from ex Cory Hardrict for their kids
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October 14, 2024, 4:36 PM

Tia Mowry says she plans to transform her wedding ring into something she can pass down to her kids.

While opening up about life after her divorce from ex Cory Hardrict in a new episode of her reality show "Tia Mowry: My Next Act," the actress shared that she decided to repurpose the wedding ring she received from Hardrict for their kids.

Mowry and Hardrict were married for 14 years before she announced their split in October 2022. The former couple share two children, ​​son Cree, 13, and daughter Cairo, 6.

Cree Taylor Hardrict (L) and Tia Mowry attends Nickelodeon's 2019 Kids' Choice Awards at Galen Center March 23, 2019 in Los Angeles.
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"I haven't worn it for almost two years now and it just doesn't feel right to sell it," Mowry said of the wedding band in the Oct. 11 episode. "But what I am wanting to do is change my wedding band into something for my kids."

Becoming emotional, the "Sister, Sister" alum said she wants to "pass it down" to her kids "because they have been my biggest gift."

"It has just been sitting there. It was very pretty," she continued. "If it's made into something else, then it's put to use."

Tia Mowry attends the "Tia Mowry: My Next Act" tastemaker event at NeueHouse Hollywood October 04, 2024 in Hollywood, California
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Nevertheless, Mowry admitted it was still "sad" to make that decision, "because this is a symbol of a marriage, and it's no longer."

"But I am learning that, at the end of the day, I need to make this decision for me," she added. "And I think because it's going to the kids, he'll be OK."

Mowry shared in an interview last year that her kids played a part in her decision to file for divorce from Hardrict.

"A part of my decision was also for them," she told HelloBeautiful in June 2023. "For them, seeing their mother walk in truth, I feel like it's a great lesson for them, because it was not an easy decision."

"It was one of the hardest decisions that I had ever had to make in my entire life," she continued, noting that she hoped her kids saw that "even if there's some sort of doubt ... mommy pushed through."

"[They can say] my mommy is living and chasing her truth," she added. "I want my children to do that. That's the best gift I can give them."