Sean Hannity and morning show co-host Ainsley Earhardt are determined to take things further as an interstate couple now that the Fox News host has made the decision to move to Florida for good, DailyMail.com has learned.
Earhardt, 47, who will retain her place on the round bench as cohost of the New York-based Fox & Friends, will make regular trips to Hannity's digs in Palm Beach.
“Ainsley imagines their romantic reunions arriving on the tarmac of West Palm Beach airport every weekend they can spare,” a friend of the couple tells DailyMail.com
“Those two have always been at it for a long time since they fell in love – only now the time will last a little longer.”
Hannity, 62, can use some of his tax savings from the Sunshine State on grand romantic gestures to make his now distant lover feel cherished.
Sean Hannity, pictured with girlfriend and fellow Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt, has permanently moved from New York to Florida, he revealed on Tuesday
After years of rumors and speculation, Earhardt and Hannity have let their intimate relationship speak for itself, going on dates in full view and attending events as a couple.
Hannity already owned a beachfront home that he purchased in 2021 in Palm Beach, Florida, just three miles from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate
A source close to Hannity told DailyMail.com that due to early weekday morning shifts at Fox's New York studio, where Fox & Friends co-hosts, the couple will usually only see each other on weekends.
But the mother of a 17-year Fox veteran believes their relationship will remain strong as they rely on each other for love and support on the days they are away from their fast-paced jobs.
A Fox insider said the network is keen to keep its top talent happy, suggesting the path could be open for Earhardt to occasionally work from Florida to be close to her husband – and added that Hannity is still would regularly visit New York.
A source close to the couple told DailyMail.com: 'They had only seen each other at the weekend as Ainsley lives in town and Sean was on Long Island, so the only difference now is that they will be traveling by plane instead from by car. back and forth to Long Island.”
The evening TV host revealed his move Tuesday during his iHeartRadio talk show, broadcast live from his Florida studio.
“We are now embarking on our first deployment from my new home, which is in the free state of Florida. I'm leaving. I'm done,' he said.
Hannity cited Republican leadership, lower taxes, warmer weather and New York's political problems as his reasons for making the jump.
“It's clear: This migration from the deep blue states with high taxes, burdensome regulations, high crime and terrible school districts is real,” he said.
Hannity kicked off the new year by telling listeners to his radio show on Tuesday about his full-time move, before ranting about New York
A Fox insider said the network is keen to keep its top talent happy, suggesting the path could be open for Earhardt to occasionally work from Florida to be near her beauty.
Last year, DailyMail.com revealed that Earhardt, Hannity and her seven-year-old daughter spent time together as a family during a trip to Palm Beach, Florida, in late February
Hannity's $5.3 million mansion in Palm Beach will be the backdrop for the couple's weekend reunions
“And if anything, I'm probably too late and behind the curve, and many others have taken the step before.
“And there isn't a single person I know who has taken a step like that who isn't happy that he took that step.”
Hannity has already spent a lot of time in Florida and had long threatened to move to the Sunshine State, but only revealed on Tuesday that he had finally gone through with it.
Known for its wealthy New Yorkers who avoid state and city taxes, Florida is already a part-time home to some of its current and former colleagues.
The right-wing pundit already owns a $5.3 million mansion in Palm Beach, a stone's throw from his good friend Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
DailyMail.com revealed Hannity's relationship with Earhardt last April, publishing photos of the couple with her seven-year-old daughter visiting the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.
The photos leaked to DailyMail.com also show them arm-in-arm having breakfast at a Waffle House in South Carolina in January 2023 and socializing under a corn hole at an Oyster festival on Long Island in the fall of 2022.
A source close to the couple said at the time that their shift from close friends to lovers was “no surprise to anyone who knows them,” and that they were “extremely happy and have been for some time.”
Hannity and Earhardt are known for their unwavering support of Trump and are among Fox's most high-profile television personalities
Sources tell DailyMail.com that Hannity and Earhardt started out as “best friends,” but their friendship gradually evolved into something more
The couple's relationship dates back to 2020, when Earnhardt reportedly shot Fox & Friends remotely from the basement of Hannity's Long Island mansion.
It is likely that the three stayed at Hannity's Palm Beach mansion during their trip.
Rumors of the Fox News hosts' romance had been reported in the past, but the two have repeatedly declined to comment on the speculation over the years.
Hannity's divorce from wife Jill Rhodes, with whom he shares two children, was first reported in 2020. They split in 2015 but managed to keep it quiet.
Meanwhile, Earhardt and ex-husband Will Proctor split in 2018 and their divorce was finalized in 2019.