Lauren Sanchez responds awkwardly as 'Today' hosts ask about her wedding plans to Jeff Bezos
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sanchez appeared less than chuffed when asked about her wedding plans with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the Wednesday, November 20, 2024, episode of 'Today'.
Sanchez was invited on the show by hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie to talk about her philanthropy work to fight homelessness in partnership with her billionaire fiance, as well as her plans to go on a space trip with an all-female crew.
According to the Daily Beast, Sanchez was talking about how space trips had been "very impactful" for her partner when Guthrie inquired about the progress of the couple's wedding plans.
Lauren Sanchez's shares having a Pinterest board
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos, who were first reported to be dating in 2019, have been engaged since May 2023.
On Wednesday morning when Guthrie asked Sanchez if they were having fun planning their wedding, she let out a small cry and looked away, before answering, "So you asked…”
“With the book tour—we talked about the book tour—and you know making these grantees has taken up a lot of my time. And then the holidays…" she began, with Kotb interrupting, "You’ll get to it.”
“No, I’m getting to it right now,” Sánchez continued. “Very excited about it. Thinking about the dress, I have to say. I do have a Pinterest. I’m just like every other bride, so I do have a Pinterest board.”
“I never thought at 54—I’m going to be 55—that I’d be an author, that I’d be getting married,” she added. “I mean life is just beginning. When I was 20, I thought: ‘Oh my gosh, life is over at 50.’ Let me tell you, it is not, ladies. It is not over, it is just beginning.”
Lauren Sanchez has described Jeff Bezos as 'man of my dreams'
Lauren Sanchez has previously opened up about her relationship and upcoming marriage to Bezos during interviews.
During a conversation on Extra TV in September, Sanchez shared how excited she was about her wedding, noting, "You know what I'm most excited about? I get to marry the man of my dreams."
"He's amazing," she said about the billionaire. "I get to spend the rest of my life with him and he loves my kids. And that is really what I am looking forward to."
Sanchez has three children from previous relationships— two with her ex-husband Patrick Whitesell, and one with former NFL star Tony Gonzalez. Bezos also has four children with his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott, whom he divorced in 2019.
