Lauren Sánchez gave an unexpected response on Wednesday when Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie asked for a wedding update.
The children’s book author, who is engaged to Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos, remained tight-lipped about her upcoming nuptials on the Today show.
“How’s wedding planning? Is it fun?” Savannah asked.
“So, you asked?” she joked. “With the book tour…and you know making these grantees has taken up a lot of my time.”
“And then the holidays…“ Lauren said, which Hoda assured her: “You’ll get to it.”
Lauren jumped in, saying she was “Very excited about it, thinking about the dress. I have to say, I do have a Pinterest, I’m just like every other bride, so I do have a Pinterest board.“
© Getty ImagesWhile the loved-up couple has not confirmed their wedding date, Lauren told Extra in September that she was “really excited” for when the day arrives.
“You know what I’m most excited about?“ she said in the interview. “I get to marry the man of my dreams.“
“I do,“ she added. “He’s amazing. I get to spend the rest of my life with him, and he loves my kids. And that is really what I am looking forward to.”
© InstagramJeff and Lauren got engaged in May 2023 after dating for four years; Jeff was previously married to philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, with whom he shares four kids.
Lauren was married to businessman Patrick Whitesell until 2019, with whom she shares two children; she welcomed her son Nikko with ex-boyfriend Tony Gonzalez in 2001.
The 54-year-old opened up about how grateful she was for everything in her life on the Today show, revealing that she never thought she’d be at this stage.
© Steven Ferdman“I never thought at, I’m gonna be 55, that you know, I’d be an author, that I’d be getting married; I mean, life is just beginning,“ she said. “When I was 20, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, life is over at 50‘; let me tell you, it is not, ladies.”
“It is not over; it is just beginning. It just gets better and better, and I always say when women are like, ‘Oh, what is it like turning 50?‘ It’s just the beginning.”
Despite Jeff’s staggering wealth, Lauren reminded fans that they are just a normal couple who love to spend time together. “My favorite time is when the house is calm and quiet, and Jeff and I are deciding what show we’re going to binge that night,“ she told People.
© Getty Images“It takes a little bit of time to decide [what to watch],“ she admitted. “You can imagine our tastes are a little different. But I love our TV time; we just have the best time.“
“We recently saw Baby Reindeer, which, of course, everyone saw,“ Lauren continued. “Fallout was also so good. We just finished Presumed Innocent, which was incredible. Oh, and we loved Severance.“
