Call it ‘Fox & Fiance’: Fox News primetime star Sean Hannity is engaged to ‘Fox & Friends’ co-host Ainsley Earhart.
According to Fox News, the “Hannity” host posed the question at his home church on Christmas Day. The cable news network said the couple’s children (he has two and she has one) are “couldn’t be happier” about the engagement and are giving their parents their blessing and support.
“We are very happy and very grateful to our family for their love and support during this wonderful time in our lives,” the Fox News hosts said.
Although the bride-to-be did not announce their engagement on her social media pages, Earhart marked the holiday with a carousel of Christmas photos featuring Hannity on Instagram.
“Merry Christmas. Happy Birthday, Jesus. 2024 has been a very special year. #Christmas #MerryChristmas,” she wrote on Wednesday.
It’s unclear exactly when Ms. Earhart, 48, and Ms. Hannity, 62, began dating, but the private couple said they bonded over their deep faith. The two have reportedly been spotted together at social events since 2019. Vanity Fair first reported in 2020 that the couple, dubbed “Fox’s first couple” by the magazine, had been dating privately for several months after arriving together in a private helicopter for the wedding. . Then-“Fox & Friends” weekend host Pete Hegseth and producer Jennifer Rausche at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
People then claimed that Earhart and Hannity had been seeing each other for “years,” but this speculation was denied by both TV personalities at the time, with the former announcing that she was not dating anyone and the latter They discuss his personal life, as he publicly claimed that they were not dating.
Meanwhile, Earhart is based in New York while Hannity lives in Florida as she fulfills her long-term contract with Fox News Media. The couple is said to be continuing their long-distance relationship, often going on weekend trips.
Mr. Hannity, who is also the host of Fox Nation’s streaming show “Sean,” joined the network when it began airing in 1996 and co-founded “Hannity & Colms” with liberal Alan Colmes. Colmes left the show in 2008 after 12 years on the show. Since then, the conservative political commentator has remained a top prime-time star on cable news networks. Earhart joined Fox News in 2007 and briefly hosted the “Hannity” segment. She began co-hosting “Fox & Friends” in 2016 and also hosts “Ainsley’s Bible Study” on Fox Nation.
This will be Hannity’s second marriage and Earhart’s third. Hannity was married to journalist Jill Rose for 26 years and divorced in 2009. The ex-spouse has two adult children, Meri and Sean. Earhart was previously married to Kevin McKinney from 2005 to 2009 and to Clemson Tigers quarterback Will Proctor from 2012 to 2019. She and Proctor have a 9-year-old daughter, Hayden.
Both Earhart and Hannity said they are “still on good terms” with their exes and that they all support each other.
“In fact, we informed them in advance that this was happening,” they said.
The couple, who have long been supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, also received his blessing on Friday.
“Great news about Sean and Ainsley. They’re officially engaged to be married! There’s no better people than these guys, and there couldn’t be a better couple. Congratulations to you both – A deal made in heaven!!!” he wrote on his social media platform “Truth Social”.
