Bill Gates opens for the relationship with Paula Hurd for the first time

Bill Gates finally opens up his relationship with girlfriend Paula Hurd!

Billionaire philanthropists – if debut memoir Source code: My beginning is out now – talked about his new romance during a performance on Today Show Tuesday, February 4th and tell Savannah Guthrie, “I’m lucky to have a serious girlfriend named Paula.”

“We have fun,” said Gates, 69. “Go to the Olympics and lots of good things.”

News about the couple’s mating began circulating in 2023, about four years after Hurd’s husband’s husband, formerly Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, and two years after Gates’ marriage to ex -wife Melinda French Gates ended.

Since then, Hurd has been on Microsoft co-founders on several occasions, including Jeff Bezos’ engagement party and Paris Olympics. Last April, they even debuted their red carpet at the 10th breakthrough price ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Gates’ performance on Today come days after The Times of London Published an interview with him in which he called his divorce from French gates “the mistake I am most sorry.”

He clarified his comments on the NBC Morning News Show and explained that he did not say he wanted the split not to have happened.

“Despite the fact that the divorce was not great to have these three children, it was work we were able to do together – even though I knew it (wouldn’t) last forever I would still do again.”

“My business career, but there have been some ups and downs, have been incredibly phenomenal. My kids are phenomenal. So it’s even hard for me to complain about things,” Gates said. “I’ve moved past the divorce and Melinda is doing well. I’ve got a lot of work that I love to do. So I don’t really complain about anything.”

Gates and French gates share three children: son Rory, 25, daughter Phoebe, 22, and daughter Jennifer, 28, as well as two grandchildren, Jennifer’s daughters Leila and Mia.

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HURD, a candidate from the University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, is a developer, philanthropist as well as an organizer of “Memorable” event experiencesAccording to her LinkedIn Bio. In addition, she is the mother of two – daughters Kathryn and Kelly.

Although Gates’ memoir takes place decades before their romance began, Hurd still got a cry at the end of the book.

“Early readers of the manuscript included Paula Hurd, Marc St. John and Sheila Gulati,” Gates wrote in the section of Recognitions. “The close reading from loved ones and trusted friends gave much needed thoughtful and insightful feedback at critical stages of writing.”