Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Mark Von Holden Getty Images. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. When Food Network eventually came calling, Lee didn't even want to do a cooking show.
She pushed for something a little more HGTV; they countered by allowing her to create "tablescapes"— Lee's brand of thematic, ornately decorated table settings—as long as she cooked, too, New York Magazine reports.
She agreed, and the rest is history. Apparently, a lot of people have wondered about Lee's health: As soon as we typed "Does Sandra Lee," Google auto-completed with " She announced she was cancer-free in early September of that year, AOL reports , saying she was "very, very, very lucky" to have been diagnosed early.
Though Lee has been cancer-free for almost a year, she's had to undergo multiple reconstructive surgeries since then. She decided to share every step of this journey publicly, so that others would know they're not alone—and to keep her fans in the loop with her life.
Since battling breast cancer, Lee's been using her celebrity status to combat the disease on two fronts: First, through advocating for The No Excuses Bill, which would allow women to get free mammograms in New York, and through a fundraiser with Mastercard. Several Google searches auto-completed with questions about Lee's romantic life, specifically whether she's married. The two divorced, and later, she started dating New York governor Andrew Cuomo.
She and Cuomo have been dating for more than a decade, according to Biography. The two haven't announced any plans to tie the knot, so those dreaming of what a Sandra Lee wedding reception tablescape would look like will just have to keep waiting.
Apparently, a lot of people wonder about Lee's family life: As soon as we typed "Does Sandra Lee" into Google, it auto-completed with " The daughter question may be because she often posts photos with a young, blonde woman who looks remarkably like her.
It's her niece, Danielle. She actually has three nieces and six nephews. Lee was recently featured in People 's Most Beautiful issue , under a section on stars that look half their age. Her secret? Getting at least eight hours of sleep a night—"when you sleep, it's when your body regenerates," she told the magazine—and the occasional Borghese mud mask.
If things hadn't worked out with Food Network, Lee says she'd probably still be in the entertainment industry—just a totally different side of it. While Lee didn't comment about the breakup, The New York Post reported that Cuomo might have been cheating on the celebrity foodie. Cuomo denied the cheating allegations to the Post, saying, "Any suggestion that I had a sexual relationship with any member of my staff or that I was unfaithful to Sandy is false. Lee has since moved on and was recently seen kissing her new boyfriend, actor Ben Youcef, in Saint-Tropez.
Lee was also seen sporting a large diamond ring via Page Six. In , Sandra Lee was on the top of the world. Indeed, the successful author and celebrity was named to People Magazine's list of the most beautiful people in the world via YouTube.
But according to WebMD , Lee received a call from her doctor just minutes after she completed a shoot for the magazine. Lee is now an advocate for early breast cancer detection. She partnered with her then-boyfriend, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, to start legislation in the state to extend screening hours at hospitals and clinics and require insurance companies to pay all deductibles and copays on cancer screenings.
Sandra Lee is more than a lifestyle guru and author — she has also used her celebrity for good. Martel Foundation. Elsewhere, she is the national spokesperson for No Kid Hungry and works with various food banks.
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