'They are really in love': Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's friends ecstatic about their engagement

A source said, 'Her friends are thrilled Jeff finally popped the question. They have been talking about it for a long time'
UPDATED MAY 24, 2023
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez went public with their relationship in 2019  (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez went public with their relationship in 2019 (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Friends of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are overjoyed about their engagement. A source added, "They are really in love and happy, which makes everyone who knows them happy and relieved." According to a source, the Amazon entrepreneur, 59, and Emmy-winning journalist and helicopter pilot, 53, went public with their relationship in 2019.

The source adds, "Her friends are thrilled Jeff finally popped the question. They have been talking about it for a long time. All of her friends say this is her dream come true. She found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with and they felt the time was right," as per reports.

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'This is her dream come true'

Source adds, "They have been talking about it for a long time. All of her friends say this is her dream come true. She found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with and they felt the time was right." The two have been traveling across Europe aboard Bezos' $500 million yacht Koru, which has a wooden sculpture of Sánchez on board.

The insider said that the first indication came "when he put her bust on the boat," adding that the ship's two heliports were "another good sign." The source adds, "Although they are on their boat alone, I hear she's eager to start inviting interesting guests the way Aristotle Onassis did. launch a foundation that he will support to give her a philanthropic profile," as reported by People.

'Didn't want to jump right into another marriage'

According to a source who early on in their relationship, the couple became close through their charitable endeavors. Since that time, the couple has stressed their mutual dedication to strategic giving. The insider claims that when it came to getting engaged, the billionaire, whose divorce from ex-wife MacKenzie Scott was finalized in 2019, "didn't want to jump right into another marriage and to leap into a commitment that soon."

Sánchez and Bezos have been having a great time in the South of France; they were seen having fun and attending the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Apple Original Films' "Killers of the Flower Moon" together. They were photographed in France celebrating their recent engagement, with the future bride sporting an all-white ensemble, as per reports.

After Bezos revealed his divorce from Scott after 25 years of marriage and four children together, the recently engaged pair first made their relationship known in January 2019. The former co-host of Good Day LA was divorcing her spouse of 13 years, agent Patrick Whitesell, at the same time. In addition to the two kids she has with Whitesell, Sanchez also has a son from a prior union with Tony Gonzalez, a former NFL player, as reported by People.

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