Ainsley Earhardt has shared her first comments on married life with Sean Hannity, speaking just three days after the Fox News stars’ lavish wedding and confirming whether she plans to adopt her husband’s surname.
Earhardt, 50, and Hannity, 64, exchanged vows Saturday at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. In photographs first obtained by the Daily Mail, the couple appeared visibly delighted on their wedding day.
On Tuesday, Earhardt returned to Fox & Friends, where she smiled while discussing her marriage publicly for the first time.
When co-host Lawrence Jones asked whether she would take Hannity’s last name, she said she was “so proud to be Mrs Hannity.”
“We have talked about it. I will take his last name for my personal life. I am so proud to be Mrs Hannity,” she said.
Earhardt added that she had already been signing many of the messages she received with the new name, saying, “I have pretty much signed every text people have sent me, ‘Love, Mrs Hannity.’”
For her professional life, however, Earhardt said viewers should continue to expect her to use her maiden name.
“For TV, I think at Fox, there is room for only one Hannity,” she said. “So I think I will be Ainsley Earhardt forever on TV.”
Ainsley Earhardt has discussed her marriage to Sean Hannity three days after their lavish wedding, including whether she intends to take his last name
Fox News personalities Ainsley Earhardt, 50, and Sean Hannity, 64, married Saturday at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida, appearing joyful in photographs first obtained by the Daily Mail
Looking back on the ceremony and celebrations, Earhardt said the couple had an unforgettable time.
“We had a blast. Everyone in that room has supported us,” she said. “We were there with so many people from Fox, so many family members, so many friends. It was everyone in one room that we love most. It was just so special.”
The television personalities married over the weekend after an engagement that lasted nearly two years.
Earhardt walked down the aisle in an Oscar de la Renta gown, surrounded by relatives, friends and prominent figures from the worlds of politics and entertainment.
The celebrations continued Saturday night with a formal reception at the nearby Everglades Club. The exclusive members-only venue is known for its strict privacy rules, including a ban on guests bringing cell phones inside.
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Among the attendees were President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles, Eric and Lara Trump, casino executive Steve Wynn, former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and country singer Lee Greenwood. Guests raised champagne and cocktails to the newlyweds.
A large Fox News delegation also attended, including Earhardt’s Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy, Lawrence Jones and Brian Kilmeade, along with Laura Ingraham, Bret Baier, newly appointed Fox News contributor Karoline Leavitt, CEO Suzanne Scott and network president and executive editor Jay Wallace.
The wedding weekend began Friday with a VIP gathering at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Three days after the wedding, Ainsley Earhardt returned to Fox & Friends and smiled as she offered her first public remarks about married life
Earhardt described the wedding as a celebration surrounded by loved ones and Fox News colleagues, saying, “We had a blast. Everyone in that room has supported us. We were there with so many people from Fox, so many family members, so many friends. It was everyone in one room that we love most. It was just so special.” The couple are pictured at the wedding
She announced that she was ‘so proud to be Mrs Hannity’ after co-host Lawrence Jones asked her whether she’d be taking her new husband’s last name
‘My heart is overflowing with gratitude and joy,’ Earhardt said in a statement released via Fox News.
‘To celebrate this beautiful season of our lives surrounded by the people we love most is truly a dream come true.
‘God has blessed us in more ways than we could ever imagine, and I am so thankful that He brought Sean and me together.’
Hannity, a close ally of the President and leading conservative media figure, added: ‘Ainsley is an incredible person and I couldn’t be happier or more grateful that God brought us together.
‘Faith, family and friendship are what matter most in life and having so many people we love and care about together to celebrate this moment means the world to us.’
The two broadcasters were Fox colleagues and best friends until the relationship blossomed, according to a network insider.
Hannity did his best to keep their budding romance off the front pages but the Daily Mail broke the news in a 2023 exclusive, publishing photos of the pair cuddling up in a Waffle House.
The loved-up TV host popped the question at his home church over Christmas 2024, describing it as the ‘perfect place’ to propose to Earhardt.