92-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch is all set to start new innings in his life for the fifth time. Yes! you heard it right. As per reports, Rupert Murdoch, an Australian-born media mogul is engaged to marry for the fifth time at the age of 92 years old to former San Fran police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith. Rupert Murdoch was quoted by New York Post saying, "I was very nervous. I dreaded falling in love - but I knew this would be my last. It better be. I'm happy." For the unversed, Rupert Murdoch's media empire includes The Wall Street Journal, Fox News and other influential outlets. As per Forbes, Rupert Murdoch's net worth is more than $20 billion. With Rupert Murdoch's fifth marriage on the cards, people around the world are curious to know about her fiance or bride to be. As a result, queries around Who is Rupert Murdoch's fiance or who is Ann Lesley Smith is breaking the internet. To know who is Rupert Murdoch's new girlfriend, continue reading below-
Who is Ann Lesley Smith?
As per reports, Rupert Murdoch is engaged to Ann Lesley Smith, a 66-year-old former police chaplain in San Francisco and widow of American country singer and media executive Chester Smith. On digging more, True Scoop News found more about Ann Lesley Smith. As per Australian media reports, Ann Lesley, 66, is a former police chaplain and the widow of late country music star Chester Smith, who died in 2008 aged 78 from a heart attack. And much like Rupert, she has been through her fair share of romantic turmoil, having survived an 'abusive' first marriage that left her on the brink of suicide when it came to an end. Before her marriage, she was married to John B. Huntington, an attorney who was a descendant of one of California's pioneering railroad families. Ann Lesley's union to John was a tumultuous one, according to the 66-year-old bride-to-be, who previously told The Christian Broadcasting Network that he turned into a 'different person' when he drank.
Keeping her love-life apart, Ann Lesley graduated from Idaho State University before starting her own business as a dental hygienist in the 1970s. She then met her first husband, John, and claimed she was 'easily' spending $65,000 a month on clothing as a socialite wife. Her husband was an attorney who was a descendant of one of California's pioneering railroad families. Ann Lesley was 28 and John was 47 when they married in 1985.
Ann Lesley's second marriage
Ann's second marriage appeared to be a happy one, with Chester's 2008 obituary describing her as his 'loving wife.' It's unclear how long the couple had been married at the time of his death, but they did record an album together in 2005 entitled Captured By Love.
Now, Ann Lesley prepares to walk down the aisle for the third time with media mogul Rupert. Murdoch met his new fiancee Ann last year at an event he hosted at his vineyard in California and soon enough the pair decided to spend “the second half of our lives together," the tycoon was quoted as saying. The wedding will take place this summer and the couple plans to split their time between the United States and Britain.
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Four-times married billionaire Rupert Murdoch, 92, is engaged to widow Ann Lesley Smith, 66.
"We're look forward to the second half of our lives together"
That'll make him 148 when he dies, and she 99. pic.twitter.com/hY2NrZr7Hd
92-year old media billionaire Rupert Murdoch is engaged to his 66-year old partner Ann Lesley Smith. pic.twitter.com/LcuOUNKpmM
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