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Ricki Lake Receives Diamond Made From Ashes of Burned LA Home
The TV personality was gifted a pale green diamond created from the remains of her house destroyed in the 2025 California wildfires.
Mar. 15, 2026 at 5:03pm
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Ricki Lake, 57, received a special gift after her Los Angeles home was destroyed in the devastating 2025 California wildfires - a pale green diamond made from the ashes of her burned property. The diamond was created by the company Eterneva and designed with symbolic elements to represent Lake's experience, including a phoenix illustration and the date of the fire.
Why it matters
The loss of Lake's home in the wildfires was a tragic event, but the creation of the diamond from the ashes represents how something beautiful can emerge from tragedy. The diamond serves as a poignant reminder of resilience and the ability to find meaning and hope even in the darkest of circumstances.
The details
The ashes used to create the diamond were collected by John Bonny, who was the caretaker of Lake's property. He gathered samples from the main gate, the master bedroom, a tool shed, and near a tree where the ashes of Lake's late ex-husband Christian Evans were buried. Eterneva then compiled the ashes and set the pale green diamond on a gold backing and chain.
- Lake's property was destroyed in the wildfires that swept through southern California in January 2025.
- On March 14, 2026, Lake received the diamond created from the ashes of her burned home.
The players
Ricki Lake
A 57-year-old television personality who lost her Los Angeles home in the 2025 California wildfires.
John Bonny
The caretaker of Lake's property who collected the ashes used to create the diamond.
Christian Evans
Lake's late ex-husband whose ashes were buried on the property.
Eterneva
The company that created the diamond from the ashes of Lake's burned home.
What they’re saying
“Having something so beautiful created from something so tragic is such a beautiful lesson in life. It was just perfect [and] poetic. Thank you, I will wear this with so much honor and pride and joy.”
— Ricki Lake (Instagram)
“It was always, like, 'The gates are always open.' Ricki's house and her philosophy was always open to friends and family. We took a sample from the original wood gate that was on the property, we took it from the master bedroom — which was your power point with Christian [Evans, her late ex-husband] when you first found the home and with Ross [Burningham, her husband] now.”
— John Bonny, Caretaker of Lake's property (Instagram)
What’s next
Lake plans to wear the diamond with honor and pride as a symbol of resilience and hope in the face of tragedy.
The takeaway
The creation of a diamond from the ashes of Ricki Lake's burned home represents the ability to find beauty and meaning even in the darkest of circumstances. This poignant gift serves as a reminder that something positive can emerge from even the most devastating losses.
