Sandra Lee ‘felt like a virgin at 55’ before meeting fiancé Ben Youcef after Andrew Cuomo split
nypost.comUs Weekly in an interview published Tuesday that she was “terrified” when she started dating her now-fiancé Ben Youcef in 2021, two years after splitting from the former New York governor, 66.“I hadn’t been intimate in years and years,” said Lee. “I literally felt like a virgin at 55, and I just didn’t want to get involved again.”Lee revealed that she didn’t kiss Youcef, 46, until they had been dating for two months.“He finally kissed me and I stood there stone-still.
He kept his lips on mine, and my mind just went blank. I still didn’t kiss him back,” she said.“He waited and persisted, and here we are,” Lee continued. “My chemistry with Ben is something that I’ve never had before.
It’s mental, it’s emotional, and it’s a connection that I can’t even describe.”“Ben is very patient, and he’s very transparent.
He checks in all the time, and shares everything with me,” she continued. “He loves helping people without agenda or motive.
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