A Bondi Junction plumber was quoted inThe Sun-Herald as having been called to the pair's Bondi apartment block to retrieve an''item of significant value''.
The celebrity jeweller Nic Cerrone,who created the ring,was distressed at the news of the split. But he need never have worried about the ring.''The ring is safe,''Bingle's agent,Max Markson,declared yesterday. In fact,he insisted:''It was never lost,never recovered.''
So who to believe? When contacted yesterday,a representative of the plumbing company,Twin Pipes,politely declined to comment either way.
It has been a frustrating few days for the celebrity agent,who usually has little problem discussing every aspect of a client's life.
Even Mr Markson has now decided he does not want to talk about Bingle's private life,despite having brokered a rumoured $200,000 deal for her withWoman's Day magazine.
Perhaps Mr Markson is preoccupied with the reported emergence of a rival who is trying to cut him out of the action.