Sandra Lee Splits From Fiancé Ben Youcef After 5 Years Together
Sandra Lee and Ben Youcef are no longer together.
The 59-year-old TV chef and former First Lady of New York has called off her engagement to the 47-year-old actor, her rep has confirmed.
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Sandra‘s rep Jen Abel confirmed that the two ended their engagement after five years of dating, per TMZ.
The outlet recently asked Sandra about her upcoming wedding plans while she was out without her wedding ring, and she pivoted the conversation to be about her work instead.
Sandra Lee and Ben Youcef first met and got engaged in 2021
The former couple met in 2021 and got engaged later that year. They were seen flaunting plenty of PDA in November of that year. A year later, they were spotted cuddling up in a pool while in Italy.
“They’re inseparable,” a source told People about the couple back in 2021, adding that friends of the pair were calling them ‘Bendra.’
“It’s almost like a first love for both of them,” the source added.
Ben recently starred in an episode of The Rookie, as well as The Equalizer. He also appeared in SEAL Team and Hawaii Five-0.
She previously dated Andrew Cuomo for 14 years before they split in 2019.