Who is Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez?
JEFF BEZOS started dating TV personality Lauren Sanchez in 2019 after finalizing his divorce.
On May 22, 2023, it was reported that the pair had gotten engaged after nearly five years together.
Lauren Sanchez is a TV personality, actress, and businesswoman
Who is Lauren Sanchez?
Lauren Sanchez started her career as a desk assistant at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles, California.
She then rose to become a TV anchor and reporter for KTVK-TV and Extra in Phoenix, Arizona.
In her early career, she moved around from Fox Sports Net - where she earned multiple Emmy nominations - to other news and TV outlets like KTTV and The View.
In 2005, Sanchez became the original host of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, and from 2011 to 2017 she was the former co-host of Fox’s Good Day LA.
She has made various cameos in blockbuster films such as The Dark Knight, Fight Club, and The Day After Tomorrow.
Sanchez continues to occasionally work on Fox's Good Day LA, Extra, and other TV shows.
As a qualified helicopter pilot, she specializes in filming from the air and has her own aerial filming company - Black Ops Aviation, which she founded in 2016.
She now focuses on film and television projects which allow her to use her skills as a licensed pilot.
Sanchez is set to be one of the passengers in an all-female mission into space on one of Blue Origin's rockets in 2024.
When did Jeff Bezos start dating Lauren Sanchez?
Lauren and Jeff Bezos are thought to have started dating in January 2018.
Rumors began to speculate after a photo emerged in April 2018 of them enjoying a meal together.
It was claimed on January 10, 2019, that billionaire Bezos had been secretly seeing Sanchez while he was married to MacKenzie Scott.
The affair came to light when Bezos accused the National Enquirer of blackmailing him in an infamous blog post in February 2019.
It is also rumored that Bezos made his divorce announcement from his wife MacKenzie believing that photos of himself and Sanchez would soon be made public.
In February 2019, Bezos outed them in response to "blackmail" from The National Enquirer.
They have been publicly dating since Bezos' divorce was finalized in April 2019.
Since going public, the couple was photographed courtside at Wimbledon and relaxing on a luxury yacht off the French-speaking Caribbean island of St Barths in 2019.
In December 2019, Bezos is reported to have thrown Sanchez a glitzy 50th birthday party involving a private dinner as well as a party with guests including Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Timothée Chalamet.
Sanchez and Bezos were spotted dining in Nobu in Los Angeles a few days prior to his Blue Origin space launch on July 20, 2021.
In October 2021, Sanchez took to Instagram to congratulate her boyfriend on Blue Origin's historic NS-18 space launch.
The company sent William Shatner, Dr Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, and Audrey Powers safely to space and back.
The Emmy-winning journalist captioned a photo of Bezos ahead of the launch: "Good luck on the launch my love.
Was Lauren Sanchez married?
Sanchez married Patrick Whitesell back in 2005.
He is an agent to stars including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Kevin Costner, and Hugh Jackman.
Sources told the that Bezos and Sanchez got to know each other through Whitesell.
Whitesell and Sanchez split in the autumn of 2018, and she grew close to Bezos after coming to work for his space company Blue Origin.
Sanchez then came clean with her husband after Bezos' response to "blackmail" from The National Enquirer.
In April 2019, Sanchez and Whitesell filed for divorce, which was finalized in October of that year.
How many children does she have?
Sanchez has three children.
She had her son Niko in 2001 from her relationship with former NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez.
After marrying Whitesell in August 2005, the pair went on to have two kids together.
Their son Evan was born in 2006, while their daughter Ella was born in 2008.
It is understood Bezos shares 50/50 custody of his four children with his former wife.
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