Rupert Murdoch, 92, is ENGAGED to Ann Lesley Smith trends now
Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch has revealed that he is engaged to new girlfriend Ann Lesley Smith, just six months after the pair first met - and less than a year after his divorce from fourth wife Jerry Hall was finalized.
The 92-year-old shared the news in an interview with one of his own publications - the New York Post - this morning, revealing that he popped the question to Smith, 66, with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring, which he 'personally selected'.
Murdoch, who has been married four times previously, admitted that he was 'nervous' about popping the question yet again, confessing that he had 'dreaded falling in love' - but said that he is confident his marriage to Smith will be his 'last'.
'I was very nervous,' he shared, while revealing that the pair plan to wed this year, in late summer. 'I dreaded falling in love — but I knew this would be my last. It better be. I’m happy.'
The newly-engaged billionaire - who is worth an estimated $17 billion - popped the question in New York City on St. Patrick's Day, joking in the interview: 'I'm one-fourth Irish.'
Rupert Murdoch has revealed that he is engaged again - to new girlfriend Ann Lesley Smith (right) - just six months after the pair first met and less than a year after his fourth divorce
Murdoch finalized his divorce from his fourth wife, Jerry Hall (seen on their wedding day), in August 2022 following six years of marriage
The businessman - whose relationship with Smith was exclusively revealed by the Daily Mail in January - revealed that he and Smith met last September at his Moraga vineyard in Bel Air, California, explaining that he phoned her two weeks after meeting her at a 200-person event.
