Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.Photo:MEGA / COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID
MEGA / COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID
Jeff Bezosand fiancéeLauren Sánchezareenjoying their time in Italytogether.
The Amazon founder, 59, and Emmy-winning journalist, 53 were photographed walking hand-in-hand on their way to dinner in Portofino on Thursday.
Sánchez, 53, wore a strapless green dress featuring a butterfly print, while Bezos, 59, opted for a black T-shirt and blue pants.
After their engagement, an insider told PEOPLE that “everyone is thrilled and excited for them.”
“They knew this day would come, but Jeff kept it a complete surprise,” the source added. “It was so romantic.”
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The couple went public with their relationship in January 2019, after Bezos announced hisdivorce from MacKenzie Scott, with whom he shares four children. At the time, Sánchez was also going through a divorce from ex Patrick Whitesell. The Emmy-winning journalist has two children with the agent and a son from a previous relationship with retired NFL playerTony Gonzalez.
Sánchez, who serves as the vice chair of theBezos Earth Fund, and the Amazon founder have a shared commitment to philanthropy and have both spoken about the work that goes into strategic giving.
“The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way,” Bezos toldCNNin a joint interview with Sánchez last year, in which he revealed heplans to give most of his $124 billion fortune away.
“It’s not easy. Building Amazon was not easy. It took a lot of hard work, a bunch of very smart teammates, hard-working teammates, and I’m finding — and I think Lauren is finding the same thing — that charity, philanthropy, is very similar,” he added.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
“You want to give money away and you want to know that it’s helping people and it’s going to continue to help people, and that it’s going to the right places,” she said. “Youcouldgive it not-strategically. You can just give it away! But, we take it seriously.”
Bezos and Sánchez also share an interest in flying — and space!
Speaking to the outlet, she said she was “super excited” and “a little nervous” about anupcoming trip to spacewith a crew of “women who are making a difference in the world and who are impactful and have a message to send.”
source: people.com
