Call it Fox & Fiancées: Fox News primetime star Sean Hannity is engaged to “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt.
The “Hannity” host popped the question at his local church on Christmas, according to Fox News. The couple's children (he has two and she has one) “couldn't be happier” with the engagement, giving their parents their blessing and support, the cable news network said.
“We are very happy and very grateful to our families for all their love and support during this wonderful time in our lives,” the Fox News hosts said.
The soon-to-be spouses did not announce the engagement on their social media pages, but Earhardt marked the holiday with a carousel of Christmas photos on Instagram featuring Hannity.
“Merry Christmas. Happy birthday, Jesus. 2024 has been a very special year. #christmas #merrychristmas,” he wrote on Wednesday.
Although it's unclear exactly when Earhardt, 48, and Hannity, 62, began dating, the private couple said they were brought together by their deep faith. They have reportedly been seen together at social events since 2019. Vanity Fair first reported in 2020 that the couple, dubbed the “first Fox couple” by the magazine, had been dating privately for months after arriving together in a private helicopter for the wedding of then-weekend “Fox & Friends” host Pete Hegseth and producer Jennifer Rauchet at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
People then claimed that Earhardt and Hannity had been seeing each other “for years,” but the speculation sparked denials from both TV personalities at the time, with the former announcing she wasn't dating anyone and the latter claiming she wasn't. does publicly. talk about your personal life.
Meanwhile, Earhardt is based in New York, while Hannity lives in Florida as they carry out their long-term deals with Fox News Media. The couple said they maintain their long-distance relationship with weekend trips.
Hannity, who also hosts the Fox Nation show “Sean,” joined the network when it debuted in 1996 and launched “Hannity & Colmes” with his liberal counterpart Alan Colmes, who left the show in 2008 after 12 years. Since then, the conservative political pundit has remained among the cable news network's top prime-time stars. Earhardt joined Fox News in 2007 and briefly hosted a segment on “Hannity.” 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 Earhardt's third. Hannity was married to journalist Jill Rhodes for 26 years before divorcing in 2009. The former spouses share two adult children, Merri and Sean. Earhardt was previously married to Kevin McKinney from 2005 to 2009 and to Clemson Tigers quarterback Will Proctor from 2012 to 2019. She and Proctor share a 9-year-old daughter, Hayden.
Both Earhardt and Hannity say they “still get along” with their exes and that they all support each other.
“In fact, we informed them beforehand that this was happening,” they said.
The couple, longtime supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, also received well wishes Friday from him.
“Good news about Sean and Ainsley. They are officially engaged to be married! There are no better people than these, and there will be no better couple. Congratulations to both of you: A deal made in HEAVEN!!!” he wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
