Lauren Sanchez [Jeff Bezos' Girlfriend] Husband, Kids, Net Worth & Facts

Lauren Sanchez is an entrepreneur, actress, TV host, and pilot. She has appeared in movies like Fight Club (1999), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), and White House Down (2013). Interestingly, she has played a news reporter or anchor in most of her movies. 

She has also had a successful career as a news anchor. She is the first Hispanic woman to anchor UPN 13 News. She also has her own aerial filming company called Black Ops Aviation, which she established in 2016.

Boyfriend Jeff Bezos 

The Fight Club actress is dating multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos. She began dating the Amazon CEO when he was still married to his then-wife MacKenzie Tuttle.

Lauren Sanchez with boyfriend Jeff Bezos (Photo: pagesix.com)

 Their relationship came to light on 10 January 2019 when the National Enquirer published about it.

Jeff Bezo's Divorce Controversy

Jeff and his then-wife, MacKenzie Tuttle, announced that they were separating on 9th January 2019.

The divorce got finalized on 4 April 2019, making it the costliest divorce in the world. MacKenzie received 25% of her and Jeff’s combined wealth, which roughly amounted to $36 billion. 

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The costly divorce was filled with controversy. Allegedly, Jeff and his wife rushed to announce their split so that their announcement would come earlier than the National Enquirer's article regarding his and Lauren's affair.

The National Enquirer had texts and pictures from Lauren and the billionaire's DM, which was supposedly leaked by her brother Michael Sanchez. Jeff also later said that the media outlet had attempted to blackmail him. According to his post on the blogging site Medium, their demand was for The Washington Post to stop going after Trump. Jeff owns the media outlet. 

Husband & Kids

Lauren filed for divorce with her talent agent husband of thirteen years, Patrick Whitesell, on the 5th of April. It was just a day after Jeff's divorce got finalized. As of January 2020, the divorce hasn't been finalized.

Together, they have two children, son Evan Whitesell (born 22 June 2006) and daughter Eleanor Patricia Whitesell (born 15 January 2008). Lauren also has a son named Nikko Gonzalez from her past relationship with American football player Tony Gonzalez. Nikko was born on 12 February 2001

Lauren Sanchez’s Age & Nationality

.Lauren was born on 19 December 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her nationality is American.

Net Worth

According to Celebrity Networth, Lauren has a net worth of $30 million.

Interesting Facts

1. Lauren stands at the height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.6 meters).

2. According to Forbes, Jeff Bezos was the world’s richest man with a net worth of $103 billion in 2018.

3. She was the first-ever host of So You Think You Can Dance.