Sandra Lee had a “romantic and special” birthday this year.
The Food Network alum celebrated her 58th birthday with a spin around Lake Como in Northern Italy with her boyfriend Ben Youcef.
“Romantic Sunset cruise on Lake Como pre-party with my Ben,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself passionately kissing Youcef. “.. so romantic and special for my birthday!! Happy birthday everyone- may your kisses be filled with love and passion. Loving 56 so far! So grateful…Xoxo Sandy.”
The day before she posted a sweet photo of herself again smooching Youcef.
“So lots to share from today on!! ” she wrote. “First and most importantly I am making my years count instead of counting the years. Yesterday my Pre-birthday day, a Magical day in Verona was spent at Juliet’s balcony (the Romeo and Juliet balcony) with my Ben.
“After this past year of health struggles, I know that life is too short not celebrate every single chance I can get. So looking forward to Ben’s next surprise! Yay Birthdays, what a gift they are!! Xo Sandy”.
Earlier this year the “Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee” star revealed that she struggled after undergoing a hysterectomyalternating between bouts of nausea and weeping.
“Yesterday (my 3 day) was quite aggressive,” Lee captioned a photo of herself in the hospital. “All I can remember is I threw up all day — I was so sick, I threw up and cried, threw up and cried. Awesome.”
Lee, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, was the longtime girlfriend of disgraced New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. she got engaged to Youcef, 43an actor and producer, days after Cuomo resigned amid sexual harassment allegations.
Last April, Lee gushed to Page Six that her romance with Youcef was “perfect.”
