Fox News Power Couple: Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardtâs Engagement
Itâs 7:42 p.m. PDT on March 20, 2025, and Fox Newsâ reigning royalty, Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt, are still basking in the glow of their December engagementâa Christmas gift that turned years of rumors into a dazzling reality. Announced on December 26, 2024, via a jubilant Fox News release, the prime-time titan, 63, and Fox & Friends sweetheart, 48, are officially tying the knot, cementing their status as the networkâs ultimate power couple. From secret Waffle House dates to a church proposal that melted hearts, their love storyâs got Fox fans cheering, X buzzing, and the media world marveling. Hereâs how these two turned whispers into wedding bellsâand why theyâre the talk of 2025.
The Proposal That Sealed the Deal
Picture this: a crisp December evening at First Baptist Church in Palm Beach, FloridaâHannityâs new home turf since his January 2024 move from Long Island. Surrounded by their blended broodâhis kids Patrick, 26, and Merri, 23, from ex-wife Jill Rhodes; her kids Hayden, 9, and Will, 7, from ex Will ProctorâHannity drops to one knee. âAinsley, youâre my heart, my partnerâwill you marry me?â he asks, per a Fox insiderâs leak to Daily Mail. She says yes, tears flowing, as their kids cheer. âTheyâre overjoyed,â Foxâs statement beamed on December 26. âItâs faith and family firstâalways.â
The ring? A stunnerârumored 4-carat emerald-cut, per Peopleâs January 2025 peek, spotted on Earhardtâs Fox & Friends hand last month. Hannity planned it âfor months,â a pal told Us Weekly, picking their churchâwhere theyâve worshipped since his Florida shiftâto âhonor God and their kids.â X lit up: âSean and Ainsley engaged at church? Thatâs peak Fox romance,â one fan gushed. âPower couple goalsâringâs blinding!â another swooned.
From Rumors to Reality
Their loveâs no overnight flingâitâs a slow burn that dodged the spotlight âtil it couldnât. Whispers kicked off in 2020 when Earhardt, post-2019 divorce from Proctor, broadcast Fox & Friends from Hannityâs Long Island basement during COVID lockdowns. âJust friends,â they insisted via reps, but Vanity Fair dubbed them Foxâs âfirst coupleâ that year. Sightings piled upâOyster Fest 2022, Waffle House 2023, Palm Beach strolls with Haydenâand Page Six clocked Hannityâs jet shuttling her from NYC to Florida.
Hannity, divorced from Rhodes since 2019 (separated earlier), stayed mumââI donât discuss my personal life,â his mantraâwhile Earhardt played coy: âWeâre close colleagues,â she told People in 2020. But the jig was up by 2023âmatching Easter posts from his $23.5 million Palm Beach pad sealed it. X knew: âSeanâs been smitten since foreverâfinally made it official,â one user posted post-engagement. âAinsley tamed the beastâlove wins,â another cheered.
Foxâs King and Queen Unite
At Fox, theyâre a dynasty. Hannityâs ruled 9 p.m. since Hannity & Colmes morphed into Hannityâ$250 million net worth (per Distractify, December 2024), 15 million weekly listeners, Trumpâs loudest cheerleader (that Mar-a-Lago New Yearâs toast in January?). Earhardtâs the morning glowâjoined Fox & Friends in 2016, four NY Times bestsellers, $2.5 million salary, a faith-driven voice fans adore. Together? âTheyâre Foxâs heartbeat,â a staffer told Daily Mail in 2023. âHeâs the fire, sheâs the light.â
Their engagementâs a network flexâHannity hyped Earhardtâs new book, From Grit to Grace, on his March 19 show, calling her âmy inspiration.â Sheâs gushed about his âstrengthâ on-air, balancing his bombast with her warmth. X loves the synergy: âSean and Ainsley engagedâFoxâs ratings just got a ring too,â one fan quipped. Critics snarkââNepotism much?ââbut most see gold: âTheyâre unstoppableâmorning to night domination.â
Why It Worksâand Whatâs Next
Opposites attract here. Hannityâs brash, a Long Island-to-Florida transplant living largeâ$90 million in real estate, per Forbes 2020. Earhardtâs softerâSouth Carolina roots, single-mom hustle, church every Sunday. âShe calms him; he lifts her,â a friend told Us Weekly. Their kids blend seamlesslyâPatrick and Merri âadoreâ Ainsley, per Daily Mail; Hayden and Will idolize Sean. Faithâs the glueâboth devout Christians, theyâve prayed together since 2020, Hannity told Fox Nation last year.
Wedding bells? Summer 2025âs the buzzâMar-a-Lagoâs a contender (Trumpâs RSVPâd, per X whispers), though their church might win. Earhardtâs book tour kicks off March 23 with a Fox special; Hannityâs tagging along, teasing a âpower coupleâ episode. At 7:42 p.m. PDT, March 20, 2025, theyâre Foxâs shining starsâBlake Livelyâs Baldoni drama might simmer, but Sean and Ainsleyâs engagement is the main event. X sums it up: âHannity and EarhardtâFox royalty engaged. Who needs MCU when youâve got this?â