Sandra Lee and her fiancé, Ben Youcef, have called it quits. Jennifer Abel, publicist for Lee, confirms to Us Weekly that the chef has ended her engagement with Youcef after five years together. Lee and Youcef started dating in 2021. "Meeting Ben was incredible. It was the perfect intersection of timing and chemistry," Lee exclusively told Us in a 2024 cover story, revealing Youcef asked her to take a walk together after meeting by chance at a restaurant. "I hadn't been intimate in years and years.