Who Is Don Lemon's Fiance, Tim Malone?

CNN personality Don Lemon got engaged to his beau Tim Malone in 2019, and the two seem to have built a fabulous life together. Lemon is quite well-known thanks to the many years he's been with CNN, but Malone isn't someone who has lived in the public eye. The more people learn about him, however, the more it seems he's the perfect match for Lemon.

Lemon joked with Gay City News that the most surprising thing about his life with his fiance is probably "just how 'regular' we are." He noted that they love doing puzzles, cooking dinner, watching football, and ice skating together. In addition, it's been clear from their respective Instagram pages that they also share passions for traveling, their dogs, and simply spending time together.

Although Lemon is a native of Louisiana, he's made New York his home over the past couple of decades. And it just so happens that his fiance didn't have to do any adjusting when it came to building a life in NYC as his relationship with Lemon intensified.

Tim and Don have a modern love story

Don Lemon's fiance, Tim Malone, grew up in New York state, near Water Mill (via Closer Weekly). He graduated from Southampton High School in 2002 and studied journalism and history at Boston College. People detailed that Malone put down roots in New York City after graduating college, and he initially worked in media. He embraced stints at NBC Universal, Billboard, and Jukin Media, per his LinkedIn page, before changing course. He shifted to real estate in 2018, and it seems that's been a very successful venture.

Lemon and Malone first met in 2015 at the bar Almond in Bridgehampton, N.Y., detailed Gay City News. Although it apparently wasn't love at first sight, the two men stayed in contact. They started dating in 2016, and as Oprah Daily noted, they subtly confirmed their romance in Instagram posts in 2017. An on-air kiss during CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast in 2018 had fans swooning, and an engagement came a year later.

Malone proposed to Lemon in April 2019, using his own birthday and the couple's dogs to pop the question. There is an 18-year age difference between them, but it doesn't seem that's ever been an issue. Malone and Lemon split their time between homes in Harlem and Sag Harbor in New York, and all signs point toward a wedding and perhaps even kids for the couple in the not-too-distant future.