During an October 2017 interview, Lee spoke about how she’s handled failure in life.
“Suck it up, put your pants on and march it forward.
Don’t wallow in self-pity,” she said, perThe Arizona Republic.
“Every day, you want to get up with passion in your heart.
Every day you’re not doing that is costing you a day of your life,” she remarked.
Unfortunately, not everyone has been a fan of Lee’s “Semi-Homemade” concept.
Thankfully, the chef had her then-partner Andrew Cuomo by her side throughout the entire ordeal.
“My fan base and I have had a strong connected relationship.
I take the responsibility of being their friend, advocate and activist to heart,” she explained.
and curl into a ball.
Cuomo and Lee began their relationship, but remained relatively private about their romance.
Sadly, their relationship came to an end suddenly in September 2019.
During an interview withThe New York Timesin April 2020,Lee revealed her feelings about Cuomofollowing their breakup.
“We share a home, we share children, we share friendship.
The breakup was startling for everybody.”
I get up and I see what the latest news is."
Clearly whoever stole them needs them more than me … Less than a week after Lee’s storage unit was broken into, she was again targeted.
Lee reportedly upped her home’s security afterwards and hired personal protection.
The two were first spotted together in 2021, and they’ve been inseparable ever since.
Lee gave some insight into her relationship with Youcefback in December 2022 while speaking withE!
News, saying, “We’re very connected.
We have each other’s passwords on our phone.
We trust each other completely.
Thank you for chasing me up the street and not taking NO NO NO for an answer!
Thank you God for such [a] wonderful man to get to kiss.”
According to Lee,she had a total hysterectomyafter her doctor noticed a change in her cells.
In a March 2022Instagrampost, Lee updated her followers on her healing and demonstrated her gratitude for their support.
The couple spent the holiday season traveling around Europe, going from Budapest to Vienna and Prague.
Amazing ate everything in site!"
She hosts her latest show, “Dinner Budget Showdown,” alongside chef Jordan Andino.
I’m like, ‘How would Samantha get this on the table?’
“We all had a tremendous amount of time off during COVID.
It gave me a lot of time to think about content … “I tried them recently …
I lost 10 pounds, but I was sick as sick could be,” Lee said.
I lean into sleep, and I venture to be self-aware about when I need time off.
Before, I was just running to get everything done.
And I’m a bit clearer about what other people’s agendas are.”
