After years of quietly dating, Fox News host Sean Hannity, 62, and Ainsley Earhart, 48, are finally engaged and ready to give love another chance. The proposal was made by Hannity on Christmas Day at his home church, and his family is overjoyed by the announcement, which marks the beginning of a new chapter in the couple’s lives.
“We are so happy and so grateful to our family for their love and support during this wonderful time in our lives,” the couple told Fox News.
This will be Hannity’s second marriage and Earhart’s third. Hannity married Jill Rose in 1993 and they have two children, Patrick and Meri. They divorced in 2019. Earhart married Will Proctor in 2012 and they have a daughter, Hayden. They announced their separation in 2018 and divorced in 2019. She was also married to Kevin McKinney from 2005 to 2009.
how they met
The two had been quietly dating for many years, but it wasn’t until 2020 that someone close to their inner circle confirmed their secret relationship. The rumors gained further momentum during the Covid-19 pandemic when Earhart hosted the Fox & Friends show from a studio in the basement of Hannity’s Long Island mansion.
how they connected
According to Fox News, Hannity and Earhart bonded over their shared religious beliefs and church was the “perfect place” to propose. They met with the minister immediately after their engagement.
In October 2019, Earhart told People that she had found love again and was ready to have more children.
“I want to find love again and I want to have a loving relationship with Hayden someday,” she said. “But I don’t know when that will be. If God wills, He will put the right person in my life and He will do it when the time comes.”
Will the couple’s wedding be held at Mar-a-Lago?
The couple may tie the knot at Mar-a-Lago, a luxury resort club in Palm Beach, Florida, owned by President-elect Donald Trump. Both men have had Trump as a guest on their respective shows and have lavished praise on Trump during his first term and his 2024 presidential campaign. Mr. Hannity is also known to have advised the then-President in the White House by phone and email. The Fox News host also reportedly bought a home in Palm Beach, just a six-minute drive from Mar-a-Lago.
Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump sent his heartfelt wishes to the newly engaged couple. President Trump tweeted: “Great news about Sean and Ainsley. They are officially married. There has never been a better man and there will never be a better couple. Congratulations to both of you. A match made in heaven. It was established!!! DJT,” he wrote. true society.
