Did Kim Kardashian and Kanye West FAKE their TV engagement? Reality star seen wearing ring in KUWTK episode before extravagant proposal

It was one of the most romantic proposals the showbiz world has ever seen, with Kanye West hiring out the San Francisco Giants’ baseball stadium and filling it with Kim Kardashian's family and friends before popping the question to his long-term love.
But it has now been claimed that the pair may have faked their extravagant engagement for Kim and her family's E! reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Although the long-awaited proposal scene only hit screens in the US on Sunday February 17, eagle-eyed viewers spotted Kim, 33, wearing her glittering Lorraine Schwartz 15-carat diamond ring in the previous week's episode - 'A Surprise Engagement Pt. 1' - which aired on Sunday February 9. 

What's going on? It has been claimed that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West may have faked their extravagant engagement for Kim and her family's E! reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Radar Online points out that Kim was seen wearing the dazzling band in a scene that showed her putting away clothes for the couple's baby daughter, North 'Nori' West,
while her sisters Kourtney and Khloe talk about her behind her back.

This is despite the engagement allegedly happening a whole week later.
While this could simply be a case of an unfortunate mishap in the editing suite, it wouldn't be the first time Keeping Up With The Kardashians bosses have duped their viewers for the sake of the E! fly-on-the-wall show.

Happy couple: The long-awaited proposal scene only hit screens in the US on Sunday February 17, featuring Kanye hiring out the San Francisco Giants¿ baseball stadium and filling it with Kim's family

Oops-a-daisy! Eagle-eyed viewers spotted Kim, 33, wearing her glittering Lorraine Schwartz 15-carat diamond ring in the previous week's episode, 'A Surprise Engagement Pt. 1', which aired on Sunday February 9

You've been rumbled! Radar Online points out that Kim was seen wearing the dazzling band in a scene that showed her putting away clothes for the couple's baby daughter, North 'Nori' West

Producer Russell Jay was previously forced to testify under oath last year in a 165-page deposition  that at least two scenes were 'scripted, re-shot or edited' to make Kris Humphries look like the villain after Kim decided she wanted a divorce from the basketball star back in 2011.
A representative for Kim Kardashian denied the claims to MailOnline.
This comes amid falling viewing figures of late, with recent shows averaging around 2.4million - half a million fewer viewers than weekly episodes during peak seasons.
But in spite of the somewhat lacklustre ratings, the E! series has reportedly been renewed for a further three seasons in a deal worth an alleged $40million.
Fans were finally able to see the moment the rapper asked Kim to be his wife in all of its extravagant glory on Keeping Up With The Kardashians last Sunday.
With roman candles burning, a 50-piece orchestra playing and their family and friends hiding in the dugouts of the San Francisco Giants’ baseball stadium, the rapper told Kim: 'I just want to know.'  

Khloé Kardashian shares moments from Kim's proposal on keek

'Of course!': Kim Kardashian gladly accepted Kanye West's proposal on Sunday's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians

As Kanye, 36, got down on one knee, Kim put her hands to her face in shock, and her sisters Khloe and Kendall Jenner gasped from their hiding place.
'You want to know what?' Kim asked coyly. 'If you’ll marry me,' Kanye responded, grinning from ear to ear.
After Kim whispered 'of course,' Kanye handed over a box containing a 15-carat diamond ring made by celebrity jeweller Lorraine Schwartz.

Out of the blue! Kim was completely shocked when Kanye dropped to his knees to pop the question

Extravagant: The setting had roman candles burning and a 50-piece orchestra playing

'I can’t believe this is happening,' Kim said as she kissed and embraced the father of her daughter, North, with the words 'Pleeease marry meee!!!' glowing on the stadium’s giant screen.

Kris was the only member of Kim’s family to know about the proposal in advance and had the tough task of getting the Kardashian clan to San Francisco and keeping it a secret.
The family matriarch had just four days to invite Kim’s closest friends and family members on the trip, telling them Kanye was throwing her daughter a birthday surprise.

The peanut gallery: Meanwhile, Kimye's friends and family all watched the proposal from the dugouts of the San Francisco Giants' baseball stadium

As Kim’s sisters and brother Rob joined their mother on a private jet to San Francisco, they quizzed her about what was really going on.

But she remained tight-lipped under pressure, saying: 'I don’t know. I’m in the dark.'
A seemingly stressed Kylie Jenner told the cameras: 'My mom is making it so intense that we don’t ruin the surprise. This is so scary.'

What a rock! The reality TV star showed off her 15-carat sparkler

Careful! Even her sister Kendall Jenner joked that Kim would need a security guard for her ring

Disaster almost struck when Kim threatened to call off her trip to San Francisco, telling her family she was feeling sick and didn’t want to go.

But eventually she relented, unaware that her family and friends were dressed in black tie and being chauffeured to AT&T Park in buses.
When Kim’s sisters set foot inside the baseball stadium, they began to get suspicious that perhaps they weren’t just there for a birthday surprise.

She's in charge: Instead of putting the ring on Kim's finger, Kanye let her take the ring out of the box herself

Making the most of the venue: Even the sign in the stadium read 'Pleeease marry meee!!!'

'There’s no way it can just be a surprise for Kim. There’s something bigger,' Kendall Jenner said.

And when Khloe spotted jeweller Lorraine Schwartz she knew something was up.
'Lorraine lives in New York. There’s no way she would be here if it wasn’t something big,' she speculated.

Whoa! Kim's sisters Kendall and Khloe Kardashian were shocked as they watched the surprise proposal, but also extremely happy to be a part of the magical night

Kendall and Kylie Jenner party after Kanye West's big proposal

As Kim and Kanye were about to arrive, Kris herded all the family and friends into the stadium’s dugouts, with strict instructions to turn their phones off, keep quiet and not post anything on social media until they got the go ahead.

As Kim and Kanye drove into the stadium, with Kim blindfolded in the car, the orchestra took position and a hushed silence fell.
'I can’t breathe,' an emotional Khloe whispered. 'This is the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m gonna cry. I didn’t know this was real. This is a movie.'

Hush hush: Family and friends tried to keep their travel arrangements private as they headed to San Francisco for the unexpected evening

Denial: Kris tried to pretend like she had no idea what was going on with Kanye's big surprise

Kim and Kanye stood arm in arm as fireworks went off, roman candles burned and the orchestra played ‘Young and Beautiful’ by Lana Del Rey.

After a stunned Kim accepted the rapper’s marriage proposal, her friends and family ran onto the pitch to congratulate them.
'I was shaking,' Kim told them when quizzed about how she was feeling. 'I forgot what I said,' Kanye admitted when Kim’s sisters asked her how he had proposed.

Momager: Of course, Kim's mother Kris Jenner was in on the big surprise

Admiring her ring, which sparkled under the floodlights, Kim told her future husband: 'It’s, like, the perfect size for my hands.'

'I actually preferred to get a smaller stone that was flawless than some off the bigger offsets,' Kanye said.
The rapper also revealed that he had been up all night finishing the design of the ring and making sure it was perfect.

Even better: After sealing the deal, Kim and Kanye's friends ran into the field to greet the newly engaged couple

'Look at that. You see how it floats?' he told Kim. 'This was a different mounting yesterday. This mounting was made today.'

'It really is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. I just can’t believe I’m engaged,' Kim gushed.
She added: 'To get engaged and then see all my family and all my friends be there really surprises me and it’s so sweet that Kanye thought to bring them all here.' 

Kanye West gushes about his fiancee Kim Kardashian

Kim told the cameras: 'Kanye really outdid himself. It feels like I’m in a dream. It’s just the most amazing experience.

'I am the biggest investigator, so the fact I didn’t see one sign of this happening is the surprise of a lifetime.'
Kim also called Bruce Jenner to tell him her news, as he was unable to make the trip to San Francisco. 

Kim Kardashian discusses her recent engagement

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