Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, were the picture of romantic bliss while enjoying lunch with A-list best friends Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King aboard his $500 million superyacht on Thursday.
The newly-engaged couple were seen blissfully hugging and kissing as if they were the only ones on the lavish Koru, which was parked off the Italian island of Capri in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Bezos, 59, and Sanchez, 53, were both wearing white for the afternoon lunch attended by nearly a dozen guests, including their pals Winfrey and King.
The Amazon founder was dressed casually in a short-sleeve collared shirt that was partially unbuttoned to reveal a sliver of his chest and blue shorts.
Meanwhile, his bride-to-be opted for a crisp white frock with eyelet detailing and a scalloped hem on the skirt.
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez were seen kissing and cuddling on the deck of his new $500 million super yacht on Thursday while enjoying a vacation in Italy
The newly-engaged couple were seen blissfully hugging and kissing as if they were the only ones on the lavish Koru, which was parked off the Italian island of Capri in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Earlier in the day, Lauren, 53, was seen soaking up the sun in a black bikini, which she paired with a long flowing robe as she strolled around the expansive boat
While Lauren opted for a monochrome look, her fiance opted for more vibrant attire in the form of turquoise swim shorts
The former TV host had her long dark hair pulled up into a top knot and she shielded her eyes from the sun with some shades
Sanchez changed into a white dress for lunch, while Bezos enjoyed a quick swim before heading inside to put on more suitable attire for the meal
Her long raven hair was styled loosely around her shoulders, and she was sporting a pair of massive diamond studs in her ears.
Winfrey, 69, and King, 68, were with a group of friends when they were escorted by boat to the billionaire’s superyacht.
The media mogul looked sharp in a button-down that was cinched at the waist with a brown belt and white pants. She accessorized the look with a brown cross-body bag and sunglasses.
King, who was wearing a breezy summer dress, couldn’t resist pulling out her cellphone and snapping photos of the view from the water.
Sanchez also appeared to have some of her family on board the Koru, including her sister, Elena Sanchez Blair; her 22-year-old son, Nikko Gonzales; and his girlfriend, Ginebra Ferreira.
The former news anchor shares her oldest son with her former NFL star ex Tony Gonzalez. She also has two teenage 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, Evan and Eleanor Whitesell, with her ex-husband, Patrick Whitesell.
Her younger son and daughter enjoyed cruising around the coast of Italy on the Koru last month, and they were spotted with their mother and future stepfather at Ristorante Puny in Positano.
Bezos and Sanchez packed on the PDA while their guests mingled on the Koru Thursday. She had her arms wrapped around his neck as they gazed into each other’s eyes and kissed.
After enjoying some time in the sun, the pair changed into coordinating white outfits in order to greet some guests, including Oprah Winfrey and her A-list pal Gayle King, who joined the couple for lunch
Winfrey was seen boarding a small boat that ferried her and King to Bezos’s enormous yacht
It is thought that Winfrey and King have been staying on businessman David Geffen’s $400 million private yacht, Rising Sun, after having been seen venturing out to dinner from the lavish boat earlier this week. The billionaire appeared to have joined them on their trip to visit Bezos, although he attempted to go under the radar in a hat
An onlooker revealed that Bezos and Sanchez ‘personally prepared the table’ for their lunch with Winfrey and King
Bezos and Sanchez couldn’t keep their hands off one another even while surrounded by their guests
Bezos sat alongside Winfrey during their lunch, which went on for around 90 minutes, the onlooker said
Although Sanchez and Bezos prepared the table for the meal, the food was served by the Amazon billionaire’s staff
Earlier in the day, the couple soaked up the sun in their swimsuits before they were joined by their A-list guests.
Sanchez was seen walking on the desk of the superyacht in a skimpy black string bikini, which she paired with a billowy black and white coverup.
She was barefoot and her long raven hair was pulled up in a messy bun. She topped off her look with a pair of dark shades and large diamond stud earrings.
Bezos also showed off his muscular figure in a pair of turquoise swim trunks, the only thing he had on besides his aviator sunglasses.
After soaking up some sunshine on their latest adventure, Bezos and Sanchez returned to the deck of the boat in order to ‘personally prepare the table for lunch,’ an onlooker revealed.
‘They made sure that everything on the table was spot on before going to get changed,’ they added.
Winfrey is also part of the elite billionaire’s club with an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion. She and King, who have been enjoying their own girls’ getaway in Europe this week, spent around 90 minutes on board Bezos’s yacht, enjoying a meal alongside the Amazon founder and his other companions.
The two women are thought to be staying on the $400 million Rising Sun — a yacht owned by billionaire businessman David Geffen — from which they were seen being ferried to dinner earlier this week.
It appears as though Geffen, 80, may have joined Winfrey and King for their visit to Bezos’s boat; the best friends were seen sitting in a tender for the Rising Sun alongside a man who bore an uncanny resemblance to the business mogul.
Although Bezos and Sanchez are not known to be close pals with Winfrey, they have spent time with the TV mogul on several occasions in the past, most recently at a star-studded party in Beverly Hills back in May.
The couple were seen waving goodbye to their guests before returning back to the interior of the yacht
Sanchez also appeared to have some of her family on board the Koru, including her sister, Elena Sanchez Blair; her 22-year-old son, Nikko Gonzales; and his girlfriend, Ginebra Ferreira
Bezos appeared to be helping his fiancée readjust her dress at one point
Bezos and Sanchez then enjoyed a well-earned rest on one of the boat’s couches, with the former TV host giving her fiancé an affectionate rub on the head
Sanchez looked every inch the bride to be in her white dress
She was seen making several dramatic gestures to someone from the deck of the boat
Winfrey has also interviewed Bezos in the past. She wrote a fawning post on her website about the Amazon Kindle shortly after speaking with the billionaire about his then-latest creation.
Bezos and Sanchez’s lunch with Winfrey and King comes just four days after Sanchez proudly shared a snapshot of her shirtless beau stepping onto the superyacht’s ladder after a dip in the sea.
‘Is it just me, or is it hot outside?’ she cheekily captioned the image on Instagram.
Sanchez’s saucy post earned thousands of likes and hundreds of comments in just a few hours, including messages from their celebrity friends.
Kris Jenner responded with a series of fire emojis, while celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe added, ‘I [love] u.’
A number of fans also credited Sanchez for the billionaire’s ripped physique, with television host Liberty Madison writing, ‘You changed his life!’
‘Love it. You’re keeping him young and fit,’ chef Penny Davidi agreed.
In 2017, Bezos shocked the world when he showed off his newly toned muscles after transforming himself from a scrawny bookstore boss to a buff billionaire.
His newfound devotion to fitness was believed to have been sparked by Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion.
Bezos is reported to have worked with celebrity trainer Wes Okerson, who was credited with preparing actor Tom Cruise for his 2008 thriller Valkyrie.
Sanchez also prioritizes physical fitness and will share videos of herself working out from time to time.
She showed off her figure in a skimpy hot pink bikini over the weekend while posing with her younger sister, Sanchez Blair, who celebrated her 41st 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day on the Koru Sunday.
Sanchez reposted the snapshot of them on the ship’s deck on her Instagram Stories, writing, ‘Happy 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day beauty.’
The Black Ops Aviation founder hinted that they were in Italy when she shared a photo of what appeared to be Alicudi, one of the seven Aeolian Islands.
She also posted a picture of a lemon-themed tablescape, which included a traditional Sicilian Testa di Moro vase similar to the ones featured in the second season of White Lotus.
The couple seemed to only have eyes for each other as their guests enjoyed the view from the yacht
They were pictured gazing into one another eyes while surrounded by their friends
The pair did find some time to chat with their other guests, however
This trip marks the latest in a long line of lavish vacations that the pair have enjoyed aboard the yacht in recent months
When exactly Bezos and Sanchez first got together remains unknown, but their affair was exposed by the National Enquirer in January 2019.
Soon after, the entrepreneur and investor split from MacKenzie Scott, his wife of over 25 years and the mother of his four 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren. Following their divorce, Scott became one of the richest women in the world, with a four percent stake in Amazon.
Sanchez was married to Whitesell when her relationship with Bezos was outed. Her then-husband was reportedly the one who introduced her to Bezos in the first place.
Whitesell, a powerful man in his own right, is the executive chairman of Endeavor, the parent company of talent agency William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME).
Bezos and Scott finalized their divorce in April 2019 — the same month that Sanchez and Whitesell ended their marriage. The couple made their first public appearance together in May 2019, before jetting off to St. Barts for the holidays.
The billionaire’s superyacht was commissioned five years ago and named Koru after the Maori word for ‘new beginnings.’
Known then as ‘Project 721,’ the ship was built in the historic port of Zwijndrecht, close to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, by sailboat specialists Oceanco.
Previous designs include the 350-foot Black Pearl, an all-black aluminum sailing yacht designed for Russian billionaire Oleg Burlakov, who died of Covid in 2021 and whose family still owns the ship.
The Koru is the second largest sailing ship in the world, surpassed only by the Philippe Starcke-designed Sailing Yacht A, which is owned by Russian fertilizer billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.
Bezos may have been paying homage to Sanchez when he designed the superyacht, which features a wooden sculpture of a Roman goddess carved into the ship’s bow that looks strikingly similar to his bride-to-be.
The couple was first spotted on the Koru in May. Their weeks-long travels aboard the yacht and its 250-foot support vessel, Abeona — included stops in resort towns in Italy, France, and Spain — before they briefly returned home to Los Angeles.