‘It’s Blinding’: Cynthia Bailey’s Natural Beauty Pic Derails After Her Ring Steals the Shine

Although Cynthia Bailey is a sight for sore eyes, it was her gorgeous engagement ring that grabbed fans’ attention.

While traveling with Delta, the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star decided to take a makeup-free snapshot of herself and post on Instagram. Flossing her natural beauty and hair, the model posed with one hand to her face. She captioned her post “ok last 1✈️@solomonbrothers @simongjewelry.”

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A slew of fans gawked over her beauty.

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Cynthia Bailey. (Photo: @cynthiabailey10/Instagram)

“Love you without makeup!” one fan commented. “You looks so young and pretty 😍 absolutely glowing.”

Another added, “You know when that light hits perfectly on dem cheekbones 🙌🏾 so naturally beauty. You look so young”

Although Bailey’s beauty was the topic of discussion among fans, others became distracted by her eye-grabbing engagement ring.

“You and ole Candy yam is my favorite!! I see your ring girl!!❤️ I love you guys love for one another #TheHills 🖤”

“OK ring!! It’s blinding 💍 God has truly blessed Cynthia! She looks happier than I’ve ever seen her! Simply beautiful & happy! 💜🙏🏽”

Bailey and Fox Sports 1 newscaster Mike Hill got engaged July of this year, and they plan on officially tying the knot next October.

Hill popped the question to the 52-year-old model a little more than a year after they met on “Steve” last spring. And while the date is set and the ball is rolling on wedding plans, Hill told Atlanta Black Star last month that his relationship with Bailey wouldn’t exist had he not put the work in on himself.

“We would not be together if it wasn’t for that book, because it helped me realize there were so many things that was going on in my life that I didn’t realize. … Now I know why I did certain things in my life, and now I’m able to move forward,” Hill candidly admitted of his memoir “Open Mike.”

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Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill at the Ebony Magazine Ebony’s Power 100 Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Nov. 30, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo: Leon Bennett/WireImage)

And even with his own separate work, the couple are still working together to better themselves as a unit through therapy.

“We’ve gone through counseling, so you’ll see that,” Hill said to the “It’s Bravo Betch” podcast in September. “In the end, there’s ups and downs and highs and lows, but relationships work when you work at the relationships.”

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