Internet abuzz as Anele Mdoda flashes diamond ring on red carpet

Anele Mdoda’s diamond ring on the fourth finger of her left hand has set the internet abuzz after her attendance at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday.

The media personality, who co-produced a short film titled The Last Ranger which was nominated for Best Live-Action Short Film, walked the Oscars red carpet in a Xhosa-inspired red and black dress designed by Asanda Madyibi.

She posted on Instagram that it was the most complimented dress at the Oscars.

“The Last Ranger is the first Xhosa anything to be nominated for an Oscar so I thought it fitting to rock Xhosa aesthetic. Umbhaco Xhosa traditional wear and as you can see, it’s worldly and, most importantly, regal. Thank you, Asanda. Brief nailed,” she captioned the Instagram post.

But it was the sparkly diamond on her ring finger that sparked questions about her relationship status.

“Ring finger Ma'am,” one Instagram user wrote in the comments of her picture.

“Congratulations on the engagement, I did say last December that lobola is coming?” another wrote.

During her appearance on Lasizwe Dambuza's Awkward Dates on YouTube, Anele was asked why she had a ring on her finger, to which she responded “cause I'm married”.