Her swimsuit cover got her more suitors.
A mystery man gave Martha Stewart jewelry after she was featured as the oldest woman to ever cover the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition this week.
“I did get a ring… a beautiful ring of a nail wrapped around my finger and he said, ‘You nailed it,’” Stewart, 81, told “Extra” Wednesday, without disclosing the identity of her admirer.
The ring in question may have been Cartier’s famous Juste Un Clou ring design, which can retail for $1,320 to $14,200 depending on the metal and diamond choice.
And when the single lifestyle guru was asked if she has gotten any dates out of the iconic cover, she replied, “That’s to be seen.”
Stewart also discussed the possibility of finding a man on the newly-announced “Golden Bachelor” show, a spin-off of the dating show for senior citizens.
“Depends. I have to see their pictures,” Stewart joked.
Stewart also gave insight into how she shaped up ahead of the stunning swimwear shoot, sharing that she cut out carbs from her diet and made sure to work out regularly.
“Did my Pilates this morning. I do it three days a week… I got sort of addicted to it. I Iike it a lot, but I also have to do my horseback riding and the other nice things… hiking,” she said.
As for how she’s feeling about being the oldest woman to grace the “SI” cover, she told the outlet, “It is breaking barriers and also encouraging other women to just rethink what they’re doing.”
“I think that is really going to help a lot, and it’s also: you can look good at any age, you can feel good at any age, you should live well at any age. I think about living successfully, not aging well,” she added.
The cookbook author made history when she appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 2023 Swimsuit issue, where she modeled in a plunging white one-piece by Monday Swimwear.
“When I heard that I was going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, I thought, ‘Oh, that’s pretty good, I’m going to be the oldest person I think ever on a cover of Sports Illustrated,’” she told the magazine.
“And I don’t think about age very much, but I thought that this is kind of historic.”
The Martha Stewart Living founder became an instant sex symbol when she famously posted a poolside thirst trap on Instagram in 2020. Since then, she has continued to post sultry snaps and selfies.
In February, Stewart told Pvnew Style her secret to taking the perfect selfie.
“Work your best angles and project the jaw to look up towards the camera,” she told us. “Also, make sure you are optimizing lighting.”
She also told the New York Times this week that she plans on embracing her age instead of getting surgery to alter her face.
Stewart, who was married to Andrew Stewart from 1961 to 1990, is seemingly single at the moment. While she confirmed in 2021 that she had a secret boyfriend, she joked last July that she wants her friends to die so she can date their husbands.
