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Bill Gates spotted with girlfriend Paula Hurd at Jeff Bezos' wedding bash
Love was certainly in the air in Venice this week. (Representational image) Bill Gates and Paula Hurd were spotted together at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's pre-wedding party in Venice, mingling with A-list celebrities.(ANI) Bill Gates and his girlfriend, Paula Hurd, were seen hand in hand as they arrived at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's welcome party ahead of their wedding. On Thursday, the Microsoft co-founder and his partner were photographed arriving at the exclusive pre-wedding gathering, which was held in a historic cloister next to the iconic Madonna dell'Orto church. Gates kept it classic with a black suit and crisp white button-up shirt. Hurd, always poised, matched the formal tone in a sleek black off-the-shoulder dress, accented by a shimmering necklace and subtle stud earrings. The couple looked relaxed and in sync as they mingled among guests. ALSO READ| ChatGPT hack that I use everyday: Bill Gates' daughter reveals tip to go viral Notably, Gates and Hurd were also on the guest list for the couple's engagement party last August, which took place on Bezos' luxurious yacht along Italy's Amalfi Coast. Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Kris Jenner, and Corey Gamble, as well as Khloé, Kendall, Kylie, and Gayle King, were all present at the Vine for the Amazon founder's big day. Gates and Hurd's relationship timeline Gates and Hurd's relationship was first made public in February 2023, almost two years after Gates and Melinda French Gates finalised their divorce in 2021 after 27 years of marriage. 'It's widely known that Bill Gates and Paula Hurd are dating, but she hasn't met his kids yet,' a source told People Magazine. In April 2024, the couple made their red carpet debut at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, in February 2025, Gates told Today show's told Savannah Guthrie, 'I'm lucky to have a serious girlfriend named Paula.' 'We're having fun. Going to the Olympics and lots of great things,' he added with a smile. ALSO READ| Guess who stirred drama at Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez's wedding? Insiders reveal 'Early readers of the manuscript included Paula Hurd, Marc St. John, and Sheila Gulati. The close read from dear and trusted friends provided much-needed thoughtful and insightful feedback at critical stages in the writing,' Gates wrote in the the acknowledgments of his memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings.
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11 hours ago
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Bill Gates Attends Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Wedding Welcome Party with Serious Girlfriend Paula Hurd
Bill Gates is in Venice, Italy, with his girlfriend Paula Hurd The two were spotted attending the wedding welcome party for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez on Thursday, June 26 PEOPLE confirmed Gates' romance with Hurd in Feb. 2023Bill Gates is celebrating love in Italy with his girlfriend, Paula Hurd. On Thursday, June 26, the Microsoft co-founder was spotted with his girlfriend in Venice attending the wedding welcome party for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his bride-to-be Lauren Sánchez. The event is taking place at a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church. Gates, who was spotted at the Venice Marco Polo Airport earlier in the day, was dressed in a classic black suit with a white button-up shirt. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Hurd matched his look in a black off-the-shoulder dress. She paired her outfit with a sparkling necklace and stud earrings. Other celebrities spotted attending the welcome party include Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Kris Jenner and boyfriend Corey Gamble, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King. News of Gates and Hurd's romance came in February 2023, nearly two years after Gates and ex-wife Melinda French Gates announced they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage in May 2021. A source told PEOPLE at the time Gates and Hurd's relationship was made public that, "It's widely known that Bill Gates and Paula Hurd are dating, but she hasn't met his kids yet." Confirmation of their romance came after the couple was spotted at several sporting events together months prior, including the Laver Cup in September 2022 and the Australian Open in January 2023. They also attended Bezos and Sánchez's engagement party in August 2023, which took place aboard the Bezos' yacht on Italy's Amalfi Coast. Gates and Hurd made their red carpet debut at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in April 2024. In February 2025, Gates spoke out about their romance for the first time on the Today show, telling Savannah Guthrie, "I'm lucky to have a serious girlfriend named Paula." "We're having fun. Going to the Olympics and lots of great things," he added. Gates also gave Hurd a shout-out at the end of his debut memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings, even though the book takes place decades before their romance began. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Early readers of the manuscript included Paula Hurd, Marc St. John, and Sheila Gulati," he wrote. "The close read from dear and trusted friends provided much-needed thoughtful and insightful feedback at critical stages in the writing." Read the original article on People
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16-03-2025
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Bill Gates and 'Serious Girlfriend' Paula Hurd Attend Tennis Tournament in California
Bill Gates and his girlfriend, Paula Hurd, were in the stands last week as the BNP Paribas Open continued in California. The billionaire tech mogul and philanthropist and Hurd, the widow of Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, attended the second day of the famed tennis tournament, also known as the Indian Wells Open. The pair were low-key attendees — he in a ball cap while she wore dark sunglasses. Gates, 69, recently said that outings at sports events are one of the ways the couple enjoys spending time together. Related: Bill Gates Opens Up About Romance with 'Serious Girlfriend' Paula Hurd for First Time: 'We're Having Fun' "We're having fun," he said on the Today show last month. "Going to the Olympics and lots of great things." He and Hurd were first publicly linked in 2023 and have become increasingly public with their relationship, at Jeff Bezos' engagement party, on the red carpet and more. He told Today that she was his "serious girlfriend." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Hurd also joined Gates during a stop on his book tour this year, promoting the first of three memoirs, Source Code, in which she got a special mention alongside the three kids he shares with ex-wife Melinda French Gates. "Early readers of the manuscript included Paula Hurd, Marc St. John, and Sheila Gulati," Gates wrote in the acknowledgments of the book. "The close read from dear and trusted friends provided much-needed thoughtful and insightful feedback at critical stages in the writing." Read the original article on People
