Lauren Sanchez recently returned to visit her humble family home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sanchez, 54 — whose billionaire fiancé Jeff Bezos, 60, has one of the world’s most impressive property portfolios — took a nostalgic trip ‘down memory lane’ to her former hometown, where she held an event to celebrate the release of her new book, The Fly Who Flew to Space.
She shared a number of Instagram snaps from her visit, including one of her and her father Ray Sanchez posing in front of the home she spent her childhood years in.
‘Nothing better than coming home. Went down memory lane. Stopping by the old house with Dad. Ate amazing food,’ she wrote in the caption.
‘Thank you to all my family and friends who showed up to support the @theflywhoflew. Even one of my old teachers showed up and brought a yearbook.’
Lauren Sanchez, 54, recently returned to visit her humble family home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and shared a snap with her father Ray Sanchez
Sanchez took a nostalgic trip ‘down memory lane’ to her former hometown, where she held an event to celebrate the release of her new book, The Fly Who Flew to Space
Her billionaire fiancé Jeff Bezos, 60, has one of the world’s most impressive property portfolios; the pair seen in 2023
In the snap with her dad she can be pictured with her arm around him as they proudly pose in front of the quaint yellow home.
Lauren, who got engaged to Amazon founder Bezos in 2023, wore a white tank top, matching pants, and a jean jacket for the occasion.
The former Extra correspondent shielded her eyes with a pair of aviator sunglasses, and wore her dark tresses halfway up.
Meanwhile Ray is seen sporting a red t-shirt, blue jeans, and a baseball hat.
She also posted a number of other photos from her visit, including a photo of her from a yearbook, revealing her birth name, Wendy Sanchez.
During the trip she stopped by a local fast food chain, Blake’s Lotaburger, where she was pictured eating a cheeseburger.
Sanchez was born and raised in Albuquerque, where she attended Del Norte High School and was a cheerleader.
After her graduation she moved to California and enrolled in El Camino College, before moving to the University of Southern California, where she pursued a communications major.
She also posted a number of other photos from her visit, including a photo of her from a yearbook, revealing her birth name, Wendy Sanchez
During the trip she stopped by a local fast food chain, Blake’s Lotaburger, where she was pictured eating a cheeseburger
She shared that one of her teachers dropped by her event with an old yearbook
The former Extra correspondent appeared to have a blast during the visit
Lauren was pictured giving a speech at a local library as she promoted her book
She indulged in plenty of yummy food during her visit
Sanchez began her broadcasting career as an intern at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles before working as a reporter at KTVK-TV in Phoenix. She then returned to Los Angeles and became a special correspondent for Extra.
She and Bezos went public with their relationship in 2019. The pair got engaged last May, after Jeff popped the question on board his $500million superyacht.
Their engagement followed the couple having an affair, which Jeff has admitted to, leading to his divorce from wife of 25 years, Mackenzie Scott in 2019 and Lauren’s split from husband Patrick Whitesell, who she married in 2005, and shared a son and daughter with.
Lauren also shares a son with former flame once-NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez, Nikko, who was born in 2001.
Four years after their affair was revealed to the world by the National Enquirer, Jeff asked Lauren to marry him, with a pear diamond estimated to be worth at least $2 million.
Since then, the couple have flaunted their love around the world, holiday aboard Jeff’s megayacht.
As well as their luxury yacht trips, the couple take holidays to five-star resorts, private jet flights, and beach side getaways.
They dine in the sought-after restaurants, attend elite parties, and mingle with some of Jeff’s celebrity friends.
Among Bezos’ properties are three mansions on Florida’s exclusive Indian Creek Island, dubbed ‘Billionaire Bunker’; one of his Florida homes pictured in 2021
Bezos’ multiple properties are situated alongside retired NFL star Tom Brady and former First Daughter Ivanka Trump
The businessman also owns a home in Beverly Hills (pictured) which cost a staggering $165 million. The couple are thought to live together in the property
In April, it was reported that Bezos splurged $90 million on a third mansion on Florida’s exclusive Indian Creek Island, bringing his total investment in the area, known as the ‘Billionaire Bunker,’ to $237 million.
The Amazon founder, who was recently ranked as the third richest billionaire in the world by Forbes, agreed to pay $90 million for a six-bedroom home in the exclusive Indian Creek Village near Miami, as reported by Bloomberg.
This latest purchase comes after Bezos acquired two mansions on the ultra-exclusive island last year, one for $68 million in June and the other for $79 million in October.
According to property records, the third mansion in his Indian Creek Island portfolio was last sold in 1998 for $2.5 million.
The six-bedroom mansion is located on the opposite side of the island from the two neighboring homes that he purchased for nearly $150 million last year.
The Amazon tycoon plans to live in the house that he recently purchased in an off-market transaction while tearing down the pair of mansions, according to Bloomberg.
The latest purchase only adds to Bezos’ impressive portfolio worth more than $600 million spread across New York, Washington D.C., Beverly Hills and West Texas among others.
In 2022, the billionaire added a private Hawaii estate that spans 14 acres and is surrounded by dormant lava fields to his collection.
The three-building estate, situated on the picturesque La Perouse Bay on Valley Isle in Maui, Hawaii, set the ex-Amazon head back an estimated $78 million.
Lauren and the Amazon founder went public with their relationship in 2019. The pair got engaged last May, after Jeff popped the question on board his $500million superyacht
The year before he added a plush Manhattan apartment to the string of properties he already owned on the high-end Fifth Avenue in New York City.
The businessman bought up five properties over the course of three years to form a de facto mega mansion.
While in 2016, Bezos dropped a cool $23 million on a former textile museum in the exclusive Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, DC.
He also snapped up a $5 million property across the street which many speculated was for privacy reasons since it had a direct line of sight into the former museum property.
