Lauren Sanchez is a Mexican-American news journalist, entrepreneur, actor and media personality, best known for hosting several American TV shows including Barbara Walters’s The View, Fox 11’s Good Day LA and Ten O’Clock News, CNN’s Larry King Live goes. Joy Behar: Say Anything!, and HLN’s Showbiz Tonight. She came into limelight after getting engaged to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in May 2023.
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Wiki/Biography
Lauren Wendy Sanchez was born on Friday, December 19, 1969 (age 53 years; as in 2022) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Lauren completed her schooling at Del Norte High School in San Diego, California and Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, after which she attended El Camino College in Torrance, California, where she earned a degree in Communications. There she used to write news articles for the college magazine. Subsequently, he attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a degree in journalism on scholarship. While studying at the University of Southern California, he learned to fly helicopters and obtained his pilot’s license in 2016.
A photo of Lauren taken when she was attending college
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Body Measurements (Approx): 34-28-34
Family
Lauren Sanchez comes from a Mexican-American Christian family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Ray Sanchez. His mother’s name is Eleanor Sanchez. She has two siblings, a brother named Michael Sanchez, who is a singer, and a sister named Elena Sanchez Blair, who is a photographer.
Lauren taking a selfie with Michael
A photo of Elena Blair with Lauren
husband and children
Her first ex-husband, Tony Gonzalez, was an NFL player, with whom she has a son named Niko Gonzalez, who is a professional rugby player. However, some sources claim that Lauren and Tony were not married and were merely in a relationship.
A photo of Tony Gonzalez with Lauren
A photo of Lauren with Nico Gonzalez
Her second ex-husband, Patrick Whitesell, is a businessman and executive chairman of Endeavor. Lauren married him in 2005. The couple separated in 2019 after Lauren’s extramarital affair with Jeff Bezos made headlines. She has two children with Patrick, a son named Evan Whitesell and a daughter named Ella Whitesell.
A photo of Lauren with Patrick, Evan and Ella
relationships/affairs
Lauren Sanchez has been linked with many famous people including Anthony Miller (NFL player), Derek Fisher (NBA player) and Henry Simmons (Hollywood actor).
A photo of Anthony Miller
A photo of Derek Fisher
Lauren with Henry Simmons
In 2018, she began an extramarital affair with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Lauren posing for a photo with Jeff
Fiance
Lauren Sanchez was rumored to be engaged to Rory Marcus, a sports broadcaster who died in 2010. In May 2023, she got engaged to Jeff Bezos.
A photo of Rory Marcus
A photo of Lauren with Jeff Bezos
livelihood
Journalism and anchoring
After completing her formal education, Lauren began working as a desk assistant at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. After this, she worked as an anchor and a news reporter at KTVK-TV in Phoenix.
A scene from Lauren’s news presentation on rugby
From 1997 to 2000, Lauren worked as a weekend anchor/correspondent at the news magazine Extra, a syndicated news broadcast. Subsequently, she left her job at Extra and joined Fox Sports Network, where she began working as a news correspondent for FSN’s sports magazine Going Deep. He later began working as an entertainment reporter for FSN’s The Best Damn Sports Show Period.
A photo (left) of Lauren taken as anchor of the Best Damn Sports Show period.
During her tenure at FSN, Lauren was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 1999, she rejoined KCOP-TV in Los Angeles, where she began working as an anchor, for which she received an Emmy Award. In February 2000, Lauren finished second in a nationwide hosting competition for the second season of The View. In 2005, Lauren was chosen to host a dance competition called So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD), which aired on the Fox network; However, she left the show and did not host its second season because she was expecting her second child. She re-joined Extra in 2009 and served as weekend anchor and special correspondent.
Lauren as host of Extra
acting
movies
Lauren Sanchez has played the role of a reporter/news broadcaster in several Hollywood films, including Fight Club (1999), Hollywood Homicide (2003), Fantastic Four (2005), The Longest Yard (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2005). 2007), White House Down (2013), and Ted 2 (2015).
tv show
She has appeared as a journalist in several American TV shows, including Babylon 5 (1997), Girlfriends (2001), The Agency (2005), and Rake (2014).
entrepreneur
In 2017, Lauren Sanchez founded an aerial film and production company in the US called Black Ops Aviation. The company is the first woman-owned aerial production company in the United States. The company has a variety of aircraft in its inventory including the BELL 429 w/shotover, AS350 w/shotover and the Cirrus SR22. Black Ops Aviation has worked with many networks and entertainment companies such as ABC, Discovery Canada, Sony, Netflix and Discovery.
Lauren taking a selfie while flying a helicopter
net worth
Lauren Sanchez’s net worth was estimated to be $30 million in 2023.
Facts/General Knowledge
- She is also known as W. Lauren Sanchez.
- In the late 1980s, Lauren Sanchez competed in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International beauty pageant.
Lauren’s photo taken during the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International beauty pageant
- In 2010, Lauren Sanchez was featured in People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful” issue.
- She serves as the Vice Chair of the Bezos Earth Fund. Through the Bezos Earth Fund, he has often raised his voice to educate the public against climate change and its impact on the Earth.
- Jeff announced his relationship with Lauren Sanchez to the public in February 2019, when American Media, Inc., a staunch supporter of Donald Trump. Threatens Jeff and Lauren to release their photos to the public. According to Jeff, the media company blackmailed the two, demanding that Jeff order the Jeff-owned Washington Post to stop publishing material against Donald Trump.
- In March 2019, Lauren severed all ties between herself and Michael Sanchez after it was revealed that he allegedly defrauded American Media, Inc. of leaking intimate photos and texts of Lauren and Jeff. Had taken $200,000 from. However, Michael has denied any role in the leaking of information. Talking about this, Michael said in an interview,
I’m not saying I didn’t do anything. Until I take the oath, what I can tell you now is that since April 20, when I met Jeff, my only goal has been to protect Jeff and Lauren.
Speaking to the media, Lauren expressed her displeasure over the issue, saying that she saved Michael from bankruptcy by giving him $165,000 as well as a job.
Lauren Sanchez reportedly “severed all ties” with her brother Michael after it was revealed that he saved her from bankruptcy by giving her a job and $165K — and that he allegedly defrauded her by leaking news of her husband Jeff Bezos’ affair. Gave thanks.
How do you handle a family betrayal like this? pic.twitter.com/YItSSIBsuY
– The Talk (@TheTalkCBS) 27 February 2019
- Lauren Sanchez is expected to join the all-female crew in 2024 and fly to outer space aboard the rocket New Shepard.
- In an interview, Lauren Sanchez revealed that she is dyslexic. Talking about this he said,
I’m dyslexic and to figure it out I literally had to lock myself in a room and just memorize. Now they call these learning differences, which is really cool, but growing up I just thought I was stupid. My co-anchors knew I was dyslexic, but many didn’t [did], I felt like I had to hide it because it wasn’t something people talked about.
- While giving an interview, Lauren told that she had seen poverty in her childhood. Talking about this he said,
We came from nothing. I used to sleep in the back of my grandmother’s car when she went to clean houses, and I’ve been lucky enough to have a career.”
- Lauren Sanchez is a hodophile (a person who likes to travel a lot) and has visited and explored many places.
- Lauren Sanchez is an avid dog lover and has an Old English Sheepdog named Luna. He also has an Alaskan Malamute named Blue.
A photo of Lauren’s pet dog Luna
Lauren with Blue in the helicopter
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