Less than a year after the annulment of his last marriage, the ninety-year-old billionaire Rupert Murdoch has decided to remarry. The news, confirmed by CNN on Friday, comes just days before his 93rd birthday next Monday. Last March, the world's leading media figure announced his intention to marry Ann Lesley Smith, a former dental hygienist and radio host. But the marriage was then annulled weeks later. This time Murdoch will marry Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old retired molecular biologist. According to the New York Times, the first to report the upcoming nuptials, the two started dating this summer and plan to marry at Moraga Bel Air, the luxurious vineyard on Murdoch's estate in California.

Zhukova, Mother of Abramovich's Ex-Wife

Zhukova is the mother of Russian-American art collector Dasha Zhukova, former wife of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Murdoch was recently ranked 280th in the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, with a net worth of 9 billion dollars. In the past, he was married to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, journalist Anna Murdoch, and entrepreneur Wendi Deng. It was reportedly Deng who introduced him to Zhukova. The fourth marriage, to former model Jerry Hall, was in 2016. Their divorce came in August 2022.