Saoirse Ronan happily flashed her sparkling new wedding ring as she stepped out this week for the first time since her secret wedding to fellow thespian Jack Lowden. And a leading jeweller this weekend estimated the value of the emerald cut diamond ring to be as high as €90,000. The Carlow-born actress dazzled on the red carpet as she attended the gala opening of her new film The Outrun at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Oscar-nominated Ms Ronan was the epitome of elegance in a silver sequin dress – but it was her eye-catching wedding ring that stole the show. Voltaire Diamonds CEO Séamus Fahy – whose bespoke jewels have graced many a celebrity finger – told the Irish Mail on Sunday he estimates the ring ‘to be worth between €75,000 and €90,000’. The diamond expert told the MoS: ‘This particular ring comprises an emerald-cut diamond of approximately three carat in weight.

’ ‘The diamond is set within a classic four-claw setting with a plain, slim band in all yellow gold, measuring between 2mm and 2.5mm in width.’ With her sleek blonde hair pinned back, Ms Ronan happily posed for photographers who captured her first professional outing as a married woman at the premiere.

This week, movie bible Variety tipped her for another Best Actress nomination for her performance in the addiction recovery drama. Her public appearance came just weeks after it emerged the actress, who has already been nominated for four Oscars , married her Scottish beau Jack L.