Lauren Sánchez, 54, Says She Thought Life Would ‘End At 50’

• Lauren Sánchez, 54, says she never expected to have so much to expect in life after turning 50.
• “When I was 20, I thought, ‘Oh my God, life is over at 50,'” he said on the “Today” show.
• Besides her wedding to Jeff Bezos, Sánchez also has a space flight to look forward to.

These days, Lauren SánchezAt 54, he thinks growing old is a gift.

During a “TodayDuring an interview on Wednesday’s show, Sánchez told hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie that she never thought she’d have so much to look forward to at this point in her life.

“When I was 54, I never thought I’d be 55. I would be a writerthat I will marry. So life is just beginning,” Sánchez said. “When I was 20, I thought, ‘Oh my God, life ends at 50.’ Let me tell you this: It’s not like that, ladies. It’s not over yet.”

Sánchez also said that life “gets better and better” as he gets older.

“Women say, ‘Oh, what’s it like to turn 50?’ “I said, ‘This is just the beginning,'” he added.

In May last year, Sánchez Engaged to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. couple first made their relationship public Shortly after Bezos and his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott divorced in 2019.

However, Sanchez did not share any details about when it would happen. wedding She said she was “so excited” and was already thinking about her dress.

“I have a Pinterest, I’m just like any other bride. I mean, I have a Pinterest board,” she said.

In addition to Sánchez’s wedding, he is also looking forward to a flight into space, but it is unclear when the trip will take place. HE First announced plans to go to space in 2022.

While she didn’t reveal any details about the all-female crew that would accompany her to space, she referred to them as a group of “explorers” in the “Today” interview.

“When we think of women, we don’t often think of them as explorers,” she said. “We think of Magellan and Jacques Cousteau, but we are explorers.”

The mother of three children shared that Bezos was the first to use the word “explorer” to describe herself, and that this changed her perspective on herself and other women.

“He said, ‘You know, you’re an explorer.’ I said, ‘Yes, you’re a pilot.’ You love to see the world,” Sánchez said, remembering Bezo’s words. “And I never thought of myself as an explorer. And they said, ‘Okay, why don’t you get an incredible group of women up there?’ he said. “So I thought: I’m choosing all the explorers so they can come back and tell their stories about how going into space changed them.”

This isn’t the first time a high-profile person has spoken out about this issue. embrace aging.

In March, Anne Hathaway, 42, chose to produce “The Idea of ​​You” because I wanted to “tell the story of a blooming woman.”

“I don’t know why we don’t have more stories of human beings blossoming at all ages. We’re always, always coming of age,” he said.

In August, 70-year-old Oprah Winfrey shared the following on her “Today” show: I wasn’t worried about getting old because he wants to live in the present.

“I’m excited to do every number. I remember as a young girl years ago, I always thought I’d never make it into the 60s or 70s,” Winfrey said.

A representative for Sánchez did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment sent outside normal business hours.