Christmas 2024 had an extra gift for “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt when her fellow Fox News personality boyfriend Sean Hannity proposed ahead of the holiday. With news of Hannity and Earhardt’s engagement getting everyone talking, many began to wonder about the logistics of their current long-distance relationship. With Hannity taking a page out of the Trump playbook and relocating to Florida and Earhardt still performing co-hosting duties in New York, the couple regularly flies to see each other on the weekends. Both have claimed this is working for them, and on January 6, Earhardt admitted on-air that the couple will continue to split their time this way for the foreseeable future.

On “Fox & Friends,” Earhardt explained that she’s “going to continue to live in New York,” while Hannity will remain in Florida (via the Daily Mail). For her part, Earhardt used her family and career as the logical reason to not uproot anything just yet. “My daughter loves her school, I love my community, and obviously I love my job,” she said. She promised that she and Hannity never have a weekend apart (no mention of any jet lag related to flying several hours a week to see each other). Earhardt tried to smooth over any more prying questions by saying, “We make it work. It’s easy.” And then she finally divulged more details about the proposal — something that’s been kept out of the spotlight for quite a while.

Ainsley Earhardt has not had a smooth road to finding love; in fact, Earhardt’s relationship history involves two divorces, rumors of infidelity, and doing her best to keep her dating life out of the public eye. One of the strangest things about Earhardt’s relationship with Sean Hannity is how hard the duo tried to keep their tryst a secret. After being exposed in 2020, the couple has since come clean but still do their best to maintain privacy. This includes the fact that not many details of how Hannity proposed have been widely available. Until now.

On “Fox & Friends,” Earhardt dished out new details about how Hannity popped the question. She revealed that it was a complete surprise, and possibly a kidnapping, telling her fellow co-hosts, “I thought we were going to a meeting, and we pulled up to the church instead” (via the Daily Mail). The couple then had a few moments to reflect on their relationship while seated in the church before Hannity escorted her to the altar so he could properly propose. 

Even with the red flag of continuing to subscribe to a long-distance relationship, Earhardt is clearly head over heels for her fiance. “I respect him so much. I look up to him … We all love and adore him, and then we fell in love a few years ago, and it’s been a wonderful ride,” she gushed. “I’m so grateful.” Here’s hoping they can continue to make it work.