{"id":625377,"date":"2026-04-24T10:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/625377\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:46:19","slug":"sandra-lees-ex-ben-youcef-says-beautiful-chapter-over-after-engagement-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/625377\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandra Lee’s Ex Ben Youcef Says ‘Beautiful Chapter’ Over After Engagement Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sandra Lee<\/a>‘s ex-fianc\u00e9 Ben Youcef<\/a> is speaking out on their split … and his message is all about gratitude, respect, and moving forward.<\/p>\n

Through his rep, Brandon Cohen of BAC Talent, Ben tells TMZ … “Over the past 5 years Sandra Lee and I shared a beautiful chapter together. We traveled the world, created unforgettable memories and experienced life in a way I will always be grateful for. She is an extraordinary person and I will always have nothing but respect and admiration for her.”<\/p>\n

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He adds … “Presently I am focused on building my acting career and raising my 10-year-old twins who are my pride and joy. I wish Sandra all the happiness and success the world has to offer.”<\/p>\n

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Sandra also broke her silence<\/a> on Instagram Thursday, calling the split “not an easy or quick decision,” and adding she has “nothing but respect” for Ben.<\/p>\n

We broke the story … Lee and Youcef officially called off their engagement<\/a> after five years, with Sandra’s rep, Jen Abel, confirming to TMZ the former Food Network star ended things.<\/p>\n

The news followed our recent run-in<\/a> with Sandra in NYC, where she dodged questions about wedding plans … pivoting to work instead of offering any timeline.<\/p>\n

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And then there was the detail that really got people talking … no engagement ring. Sandra brushed it off at the time, saying her outfit didn’t call for jewelry, but there was nothing on that finger, and it definitely raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n

Sandra and Ben met in early 2021 and got engaged later that same year, making it a solid, years-long relationship.<\/p>\n

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Of course, before Ben … Sandra was in a 14-year relationship with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo<\/a>. They split in 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sandra Lee‘s ex-fianc\u00e9 Ben Youcef is speaking out on their split … and his message is all about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-625377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}