Lauren Sánchez Biography

Lauren Wendy Sánchez is an American Emmy award-winning actress and media personality. She gained fame as an entertainment reporter and news anchor. Sánchez has been an anchor and special correspondent on Extra, a co-host on KTTV Fox 11’s Good Day LA an anchor on the Fox 11 Ten O’clock News, and a guest host on The View. In addition to that, she has been a regular contributor on shows including Showbiz Tonight, The Joy Behar Show, and Larry King Live.

Lauren Sánchez Age

Sánchez is 54 years old as of 2023. She was born (Lauren Wendy Sánchez) on December 19, 1969, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Sánchez celebrates her birthday on the 19th of December every year.

Lauren Sánchez Height

Sánchez stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches.

Lauren Sánchez Family

Sánchez was born and raised to a second-generation Mexican-American family in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if she has any siblings. Sánchez is the sister-in-law of John Whitesell, Christopher Whitesell, and Sean Whitesell.

Lauren Sánchez Husband

Sánchez has married twice and currently, she has a boyfriend. Before all, she married Tony Gonzalez who is a former NFL tight end. Their marriage did not work out well and they separated. In August 2005, she married Patrick Whitesell, a Hollywood agent and founding partner of the Endeavor talent agency.

Currently, she is the girlfriend of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder. In February 2019, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos published a blog post alleging that National Enquirer publisher American Media, Inc. had attempted blackmail and extortion in connection with Bezos’ alleged affair with Sánchez. On April 5, 2019, Sánchez filed for divorce from her husband of 13 years Patrick Whitesell, and Whitesell also filed for divorce, which was finalized in October of that year. This was almost three months after the two had an affair. In 2020, Sánchez was commonly described as Bezos’ girlfriend.

Lauren Sánchez and Tony Gonzalez

Sánchez and Gonzalez were husband and wife but their marriage did not work. They separated but they share a son together, Nikko Gonzalez who was born on February 12, 2001.

Lauren Sánchez children

Sánchez is a mother of three children with two fathers. Her first child is a son, Nikko Gonzalez, whom she shares with Tony Gonzalez. The other two she shares with Patrick Whitesell a son, Evan Whitesell born on June 22, 2006, and a daughter Eleanor Patricia Whitesell born on January 15, 2008

Lauren Sánchez Net Worth

Sánchez has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned from her successful career as an entertainment reporter, news anchor, actress, and media personality.

Lauren Sánchez Education

After attending, graduating, and earning her High School Diploma, she had to further her education. She joined the  University of Southern California, where she majored in communications. From there, she also attended El Camino College in Torrance, CA. While there, she the Dean’s list and wrote for the college newspaper, “The Warwhoop.”

Lauren Sánchez Career

Her journalism career job began in Los Angeles working for KCOP-TV. In the course of her time there, she served the station as a desk assistant. In addition, she held positions at KTVK-TV in Phoenix as an anchor and reporter prior to joining the syndicated entertainment show Extra as a reporter. From there, Sánchez moved to Fox Sports Net. During her time there, she earned an Emmy nomination as anchor and correspondent for the sports magazine Going Deep and as an entertainment reporter for FSN’s Best Damn Sports Show Period.

Sánchez headed back to work for KCOP-TV as an anchor for UPN 13 News in 1999. After working for some time there, she landed the entertainment reporting gig for FOX 11’s 10 p.m. news on KTTV in L.A. In February 2000, she was the runner-up in the nationwide hosting competition during season 2 of The View. Unfortunately, the position was given to Lisa Ling. She later became the original host of FOX’s popular dancing competition So You Think You Can Dance in 2005.

After one season, she left the show to have her second child. Later, she returned to Extra as a weekend anchor and special correspondent in 2009. She continued to occasionally work on Good Day LA, Extra, and other TV shows. In 2010, she was featured in People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful” issue and Us Weekly’s “Hot Bodies” issue. In 2016, she founded Black Ops Aviation, the first female-owned aerial film, and production company. She now focuses on film and television projects which allow her to use her skills as a licensed pilot of airplanes and helicopters.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez

Sánchez and Jeff Bezos were previously married but they filed for divorce after having an affair of nearly three months. Currently, Sánchez is commonly described as Bezos’ girlfriend.

Lauren Sanchez Plastic Surgery

Netizens started bashing her for the cosmetic surgery she had supposedly undergone. One consumer teased Sanchez, “She’s had her cheeks plumped, her lips pumped, her face pulled again, her enamel capped and her hair dyed. An L.A. requirement!” One other went on to name her face “a freak present,” and even made enjoyable of the actual fact of her boyfriend’s wealth. “That is the most effective he can do with all that cash? Lol,” they penned.

Lauren Sánchez Awards

Throughout her career, she has received several awards and honors. While working for Fox Sports Net, she earned an Emmy nomination as anchor and correspondent for the sports magazine Going Deep and as an entertainment reporter for FSN’s Best Damn Sports Show Period. In addition to that, she won an Emmy Award during her time working at KCOP-TV where she was anchoring UPN 13 News.

Lauren Sánchez Movies

• Babylon 5  -1997
• Girlfriends – 2001
• The Agency – 2002
• Eve – 2005
• Dirt and Gotham Tonight – 2008
• NCIS and Days of Our Lives – 2010
• Rake – 2014
• Fight Club -1999
• Hollywood Homicide – 2003
• The Day After Tomorrow and Cellular – 2004
• Fantastic Four and The Longest Yard -2005
• Akeelah and the Bee and Zoom – 2006
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007
• College Road Trip and Killer Movie – 2008
• The Big Picture – 2010
• We Bought a Zoo -2011
• Celeste and Jesse Forever – 2012
• White House Down 2013
• Ted 2 – 2015
• Girlfriend’s Day – 2017