Avril Lavigne flaunts $80,000 diamond chain from Tyga ahead of gig

Avril Lavigne rocked up to her sold out gig at the Manchester Apollo on Saturday wearing the jaw-dropping $80,000 diamond chain gifted to her by her rapper boyfriend Tyga.

Singer Avril, 38, was seen wearing the statement pendant bearing her name by jeweller Eric Mavani, with the huge necklace featuring a whopping 50 carats of white diamonds, black diamonds and pink sapphires.

As well as her name it features the letter ‘A’, skulls and engraving saying: ‘Made for Avril Lavigne’ on a tag at the back.

Pop star Avril was set to perform this weekend after she pushed back her UK and European tour to this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, after the shows were originally scheduled for 2020.

She showed off her edgy sense of style as she arrived at the venue in Manchester, wearing a pair of chunky £1,230 VETEMENTS x New Rock platform boots which she teamed with some £165 sheer black tights by the brand.

Glistening: The huge necklace features a whopping 50 carats of white diamonds, black diamonds and pink sapphires

Glitterati: Singer Avril was seen wearing the statement pendant bearing her name by jeweller Eric Mavani

The hitmaker wore a black T-shirt dress with an orange logo on the front and her name on the arm in the same colour.

She wore lashings of make-up, opting for her signature look of some heavy black eyeliner.

Avril confirmed in March she had moved on with rapper Tyga, after her split from fiancé Mod Sun.

Avril and Mod Sun got engaged during a March 2022 trip to Paris.

Despite the reported issues in their relationship, a representative for Mod Sun described the split as if it came out of the blue, and claimed Avril ended things while he was away after starting his current tour.

‘They were together and engaged as of three days ago when he left for tour so if anything has changed that’s news to him,’ they claimed at the time.  

Cheating wasn’t cited as a cause of the split, but Avril was seen on a friendly night out with the rapper Tyga just as the news broke, though they were reported to have been pals for some time.

Avril and Tyga appeared to confirm their romance days later as they shared a kiss at the Mugler x Hunter Schafer Party during Paris Fashion Week.

In the detail: As well as her name it features the letter ‘A’, skulls and engraving saying: ‘Made for Avril Lavigne’ on a tag at the back

Born to perform: Pop star Avril was set to perform this weekend after she pushed back her UK and European tour to this year due to the coronavirus pandemic

On hold: The shows were originally scheduled for 2020 but when pandemic rules were lifted, her team experienced teething problems in securing the right venues and dates for the shows

Rock chick: Avril showed off her edgy sense of style as she arrived at the venue in Manchester, wearing a pair of chunky £1,230 VETEMENTS x New Rock platform boots

No expense spared: Avril teamed her footwear with some £165 sheer black tights by the same brand

Dressed to impress: The hitmaker wore a black T-shirt dress with an orange logo on the front and her name on the arm in the same colour

Statement: Jeweller Eric Mavani, who has also made a custom necklace for Kim Kardashian, revealed Tyga had asked him to create the sparkly diamond chain for Avril

Custom: As well as her name it features the letter ‘A’, skulls and engraving saying: ‘Made for Avril Lavigne’ on a tag at the back

The pair locked lips and cosied up to one another, as he put his arms around her.

The couple looked more loved-up than ever as they posed for photographs together.

It came after she arrived at an event days earlier in a blacked out people carrier and made no attempt of hiding her closeness with Tyga as they climbed out within seconds of each other.

Tyga and Avril were surrounded by security as they made their way into the building together, with a video showing their team attempting to stop them from being filmed.

Avril was preparing to perform in Manchester this weekend after pushing back her UK and European tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Bite Me star was originally set to play the shows in 2020 and postponed the run to 2021, before moving them again to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unfortunately for fans, they had a longer wait on their hands, as the pop-punk icon has been forced to reschedule the concerts for the third time due to ‘travel and venue restrictions from country to country’ making it ‘impossible’ to go ahead as planned.

In a lengthy statement, the Nobody’s Home singer wrote: ‘To my fans in Europe and the U.K., I have some unfortunate news to share with you all about my U.K. and European dates. 

Romance: It comes after Avril confirmed her romance with Tyga in March as they shared a kiss at the Mugler x Hunter Schafer Party during Paris Fashion Week 

Loved-up: The singer and the rapper, 33, locked lips and cosied up to one another at the fashion event

‘I have to make the difficult decision to postpone this tour until 2023.

‘Due to the ongoing issues surrounding the pandemic, there are a series of travel and venue restrictions from country to country that have made the tour not possible to happen.’

Avril concluded: ‘It’s not an easy decision, but it’s one that will help ensure that we are able to play every single date of the tour, put on the best show possible at full capacity, and operate in a safe environment. 

‘It really breaks my heart to have to do this, but I know it will be worth the wait.’

Over: Avril and Mod Sun called it quits nearly a year after their March 2022 proposal in Paris (pictured in August 2022)