💖 “No one saw this chapter coming…” — After years of speculation, subtle clues and countless rumours, the evolving relationship between Fox News stars Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt has taken an unexpected turn, with insiders revealing how a quiet connection behind the scenes has grown into something far more serious — opening the door to a surprising new chapter in both their personal and professional lives. 😲👇

Each and every morning, FOX & Friends cohost Ainsley Earhardt starts her day with a giant cup of gratitude.

“How am I one of the very few morning show anchors who’s a female that wakes up America?” Earhardt, 49, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating her new children’s book, America, I’m So Glad You Were Born. “I think it’s because God put me in this position and brought me to New York, which was a desire I had when I was a child. God gave me New York City, but also gave me FOX News, where I could still have my conservative Christian values.”

The University of South Carolina alum joined the network in 2007 and has recently conducted interviews with President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.

When she’s not cohosting FOX & Friends with Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones, Earhardt makes time to host FOX Nation’s Ainsley’s Bible Study and share her love of God.

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“Why did He choose Ainsley? I think because He knew I would be vocal about him,” Earhardt said. “I’m not afraid to talk to people about Him, even though it’s Hollywood or it’s New York City people who aren’t used to this, because I want people to experience what I’ve experienced.”

Another recent blessing in Earhardt’s life came when fellow Fox News host Sean Hannity proposed to her last December.

While Earhardt thought she was simply traveling to a meeting with her then-boyfriend about a home renovation, Hannity, 64, had other plans when he drove to their Florida church and “walked up to the altar, got down on his knee and pulled out this beautiful ring.”

The romantic gesture caught Earhardt — who shares 10-year-old daughter Hayden from a previous relationship — by surprise and left her in “happy tears.”

“We just prayed and thanked God that He had brought us together,” she recalled. “I can’t believe God loves me this much to give me the most amazing man I’ve ever met. … He’s just an amazing, generous, kind, forgiving, loving man who has embraced my child, a 10-year-old. He has children in their 20s, and he’s just wonderful. … He would give anybody the shirt off his back. Ask anybody at FOX.”

When looking back on her journey growing up in South Carolina to finding both personal and professional success in New York City, Earhardt can’t help but also give thanks to America, a place she believes is filled with hope and opportunity.

In her children’s book titled America, I’m So Glad You Were Born, Earhardt aims to celebrate America’s traditions and the freedoms citizens hold like freedom of speech, religion and opportunity.

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“It’s an easy book to get through when you’ve had a long day and you want an easy book to read to your children,” she said. “Your children can scream every time you read the stanza. ‘I’m so glad you were born.’ They can say, ‘America, I’m so glad you were born.’”

Earhardt continued, “The 4th of July is more than the floats and fireworks and the barbecue. It’s about our country and our freedom. That’s what I hope parents are able to teach their children.”

America, I’m So Glad You Were Born is available now wherever books are sold. FOX & Friends airs on FOX News weekdays at 6 a.m. ET.