Christina Ricci's collection of Chanel bags helped fund her divorce: 'I learned to use these investment pieces in different ways'

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Christina Ricci has been a moving histrion since she was 9 years aged and her films person grossed implicit $1 cardinal altogether, according to Box Office Mojo.

And though that's a beauteous awesome dollar amount, it doesn't mean that Ricci has seen that overmuch wealth successful her career.

The 42-year-old histrion precocious revealed successful an interrogation with Sunday Times Style that she sold parts of her Chanel handbag and jewelry collections to assistance money her 2020 divorcement from James Heerdegen.

"There are definite things that I person collected—certain bags. I had rather a Chanel handbag postulation for a while, but I sold a batch of things," she said.

Ricci added, "certain traumas successful beingness spell on with fiscal traumas, extended tribunal situations, custody situations [and] warring restraining orders."

Christina Ricci and James Heerdegen were joined for astir 7 years earlier they divorced successful 2020.

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Ricci and Heerdegen were joined for astir 7 years and had a lad successful 2014 earlier their divided successful 2020.

In her divorcement filing, the "Addams Family" prima stated that she was subjected to "severe carnal and affectional abuse" by Heerdegen and that "many of these acts of abuse" took spot successful beforehand of their son, according to People. Heerdegen denied the allegations astatine the time.

In 2021, Ricci was granted afloat custody of their son, portion Heerdegen was fixed visitation rights. Since moving connected from that experience, Ricci has joined again and welcomed a 2nd kid with personage hairstylist Mark Hampton.

'I learned to usage these put pieces successful antithetic ways'

The sentiment of moving connected was thing that Ricci touched successful her Sunday Times Style interview arsenic well.

"Having said that, I'm perfectly doing fine; there's nary issue. But I learned to usage these concern pieces successful antithetic ways. I besides had a Chanel Fine jewelry postulation that I enactment to bully use," she said.

Representatives for Christina Ricci did not respond to CNBC Make It's petition for comment.

With the worth of Chanel handbags continuing to rise, Ricci's determination to merchantability her postulation erstwhile she did was cleanable timing.

According to Bloomberg, a June survey from Credit Suisse Group AG showed that Chanel bags roseate successful worth by 24.5% from the erstwhile year.

Jessica Henderson, a Senior Curator astatine FASHIONPHILE, told CNBC Make It that due to the fact that Chanel has truthful overmuch marque loyalty and constricted amounts of inventory, it has created a frenzy and a bully accidental for resellers.

"It's an concern that you tin bask now, and past you tin besides get your wealth backmost aboriginal connected if it's kept successful the aforesaid condition," she said.

Henderson says the Chanel handbags that clasp the astir worth are, hands down, their classical flaps. She suggests sticking to the halfway colors and textiles that volition support the trial of time.

"Right present is simply a bully clip to merchantability and besides acquisition these items due to the fact that the prices are lone going to increase," Henderson added.

But erstwhile it comes to luxury decorator jewelry, Henderson said it simply doesn't clasp value. When it comes to high-end pieces, she suggests turning to an auction location due to the fact that they tin beryllium harder to sell.

"Handbags are the amended investment. It's each astir ensuring you're being selective and discerning with what you take to bargain successful this clime close now," Henderson said.

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