Bobby Flay’s name is synonymous with scrumptious food — and while the restaurateur and Food Network personality has been inspiring both professional and amateur chefs for years now, he’s also just as committed to his love life.
Flay and his girlfriend, Christina Pérez, were initially introduced through mutual friends in 2020. The chef, who is a dedicated dad to his adult daughter, Sophie — whom he shares with his second ex-wife, Kate Connelly — told Entertainment Tonight just how “important” it is for his girlfriend and child to have a strong bond.
“Sophie and Christina have a great relationship, which obviously that’s an amazing thing too,” he shared. “It’s important that Sophie likes my girlfriend.”
Prior to dating Pérez, Flay was married three times: first to Debra Ponzek from 1991 to 1993, next to Connelly from 1995 to 1998, and ultimately to Stephanie March from 2005 to 2015. Their marriage ended when she accused him of being unfaithful.
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This couple was introduced by mutual friends in 2020, and the duo made their first public appearance together in November 2021 at the Breeders’ Cup World Championship — where his horse, Pizza Bianca, earned first place and $520,000 in the Juvenile Fillies Turf. The Beat Bobby Flay host made a public speech, accepting the cup with his daughter Sophie. The celebrity chef announced that winning the Breeders’ Cup Race was "obviously a dream come true," and then added how he enjoyed sharing it with family, business partner, and … girlfriend, per Page Six. Courtesy of Christina Perez/Instagram
In September 2021 — two months prior to his Breeders' Cup World Championship win — he appeared on Today for a food demonstration. Savannah Guthrie, however, wanted to know the important details about his personal life, asking Flay the identity of his mystery girlfriend. At the time, Flay explained, he wanted to "keep her nameless." In October, the burger master stuck to his word in another Today interview, this time with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. "I mentioned that I do have a new girlfriend and that she doesn’t eat meat," he noted, adding that he made vegetarian chili and "the chili went out the window." Courtesy of Bobby Flay/Instagram
Pérez is a freelance writer who previously worked for a company known as Miss Grass, which sells THC and CBD products. During her tenure at the business, she was the senior content manager and creative director of the company, though she left the brand in April 2022. In her freelance career, she has written for Vogue, Condé Nast, GQ, Architectural Digest, Glamour, and others. No stranger to the small screen, the businesswoman has also had roles as a host and an expert for various TV and video segments, including E!’s What the Fashion and Glamour’s Tricks of the Trends. Pérez, who is also a model, previously studied fashion illustration and design at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Courtesy of Christina Perez/Instagram
In August 2022, the Food Network star told Entertainment Tonight that things were "going great" with Pérez and that he’s a "very, very lucky person." Flay referred to his love as "so sweet" and "so smart," gushing that she "just enhances everything" that he’s able to participate in with her. Pérez, for her part, is just as smitten with her beau. In a December 2021 Instagram post, she wished him a Happy Birthday, and wrote that Flay keeps her laughing and makes her life "more delicious and sparkly" than ever could have imagined. Courtesy of Christina Perez/Instagram
The two seem to be keeping things hot … in the kitchen! Pérez shared an Instagram Story in December 2021 that showed the two and their culinary collaboration. The dish? One of her family recipes, a savory pie from northwest Spain known as Empanada Asturiana. Courtesy of Christina Perez/Instagram
"Sophie and Christina have a great relationship, which obviously that's an amazing thing too," he told Entertainment Tonight, adding, "It's important that Sophie likes my girlfriend." Courtesy of Sophie Flay/Instagram
Bobby has been married and divorced three times: first, to chef Ponzek, whom he wed in 1991 and split from in 1993. Two years later, he tied the knot with Connelly, with whom he welcomed Sophie, but their wedded bliss did not last and the two called it quits in 1995. His third wife was March, who became famous for her role in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. The two tied the knot in 2005, but it all fell apart a decade later when she accused him of being unfaithful. His last serious girlfriend before Pérez was Masters of Sex actress Helene Yorke. Courtesy of Debra Ponzek/Instagram, Celebrity Spouse/YouTube, Stephanie March/Instagram
When asked about a potential fourth trip down the aisle on Entertainment Tonight, Flay joked that he’d "practiced that a lot." He said he likes things how they are, for now, adding that he believes Pérez does too. Courtesy of Christina Perez/Instagram
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