Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock over the past few months, you’re probably very familiar with the name Lauren Sánchez — or Lauren Sánchez Bezos, as she is now called.
So, Lauren is an Emmy-winning former journalist who’s worked for outlets like Fox Sports Net and Extra. She’s also a licensed helicopter pilot and, in 2016, became the first woman to own an aerial film production company, Black Ops Aviation.
Away from her professional life, Lauren is a mom to three children. She shares her oldest son, 24-year-old Nikko, with her ex-boyfriend, former NFL player Tony Gonzalez. Nikko graduated from college last year and is already beginning to step into the limelight. In 2024, he made his runway debut in Milan, walking in Dolce & Gabbana’s Fall/Winter menswear show.
After Lauren and Tony broke up, she married Patrick Whitesell, a Hollywood talent agent, in 2005. They welcomed two kids together: 19-year-old Evan and 17-year-old Ella. We don’t know much about Evan and Ella, although you may have seen that, earlier this month, Evan reportedly celebrated his 19th birthday with a foam party aboard Jeff’s $500 million super-yacht off the coast of Europe, as you do.
Jeff also has four kids with his ex-wife, and, from what we see, the children of the newly married couple seem to lead pretty low-key lives. Now, in an exclusive interview about the wedding with Vogue, Lauren shared some insight into her close relationship with her children as she discussed their involvement in the nuptials ahead of the big day.
In a departure from tradition, the interview revealed plans for Evan and Nikko to walk their mom down the aisle, wearing Dolce and Gabbana suits to match Lauren’s D&G gown. The writer, Chloe Malle, noted that Lauren was “tearing up” while envisioning the moment.
And her sons weren’t the only ones in suits. Lauren shared that her daughter, Ella, also opted to wear a suit while carrying out her maid of honor duties. “Ella’s original; she beats to her own drum,” Lauren said. “She had never had a fitting before, and she loved it. She’s going to look amazing. It has been the most fun dressing all the kids.”
Adorably, Nikko’s dad, Tony, was in attendance at the wedding with his new wife. It sounds like happy families indeed!
