Rupert Murdoch has announced he is engaged again at 92 after he 'dreaded falling in love'. It comes less than a year after the billionaire media tycoon's divorce from Jerry Hall was finalised.
Melbourne-born Murdoch and his soon-to-be wife Ann Lesley Smith met just six months ago. He said he was nervous about getting down on one knee for the fifth time but had "personally selected" the Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring.
Murdoch, who is estimated to be worth around $17 billion USD, said that he had "dreaded falling in love" but was adamant this would be his "last" relationship, the Mirror reports. Reflecting on the proposal and romance, he told the New York Post: "I knew this would be my last, it better be, I'm happy."
He said he popped the question on St Patrick's Day in New York due to the fact he is "one-fourth Irish". He added: “We’re both looking forward to spending the second half of our lives together."
The couple met in September 2022 at his Moraga vineyard in California. Lesly Ann, a former police chaplain described their relationship with one another as "a gift from God" before saying that they share the same beliefs as one another.
She said they "speak the same language" as her late husband, Chester Smith, also worked in the media industry and was a businessman. It's believed that the couple will tie the knot later this summer in what will be his fifth ceremony and Lesley Ann's second.
