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Just when you thought you heard it all about Sarah Ferguson, there is a new report that the former Duchess of York is ready to begin dating again and is hoping to find a new partner.

Most people assumed that Sarah would have other things on her mind after she and her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, had a very public fall from grace and were evicted from the royal home they shared due to their long association with Jeffrey Epstein. But Fergie is reportedly on the hunt for a new man now.

According to an insider who spoke to Heat World, “Sarah has never been this long without a man in her life, and she’s told friends it’s killing her. She’s asked friends to set her up with someone and is even saying she might give online dating a try, which everyone has warned her against. But Sarah is very headstrong, so it won’t surprise anyone if she sets up a fake profile to meet men on the downlow.”

The source added that even though Sarah’s name and reputation have been so severely damaged, she’s still not willing to lower her standards and insisted that her next suitor needs to be young, good-looking, and rich.

“The problem is Sarah has very high standards. She’s saying she wants a hot younger man, which is all well and good, but she’s also demanding he have loads of cash to splash on her,” the source shared. “She’s dying to have some fun again. She’s used to having a packed social life, jetting to parties around the world, and meeting friends for lunches and dinners out.”

That same insider did acknowledge, “She may have to be a little more realistic about what she’s looking for.” 

Sarah married the former Prince Andrew in 1986. But she had a colorful romantic history before their marriage and after their divorce.

She began dating Irish businessman and motor-racing entrepreneur Paddy McNally in 1982. McNally was 22 years older than Fergie and their relationship reportedly lasted three years. Following their breakup, the two remained friends over the years. In fact, it was McNally’s luxury chalet in Verbier, Switzerland, where Sarah fled and was eventually spotted hiding out after her name was mentioned repeatedly in a batch of the Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice.

McNally died on July 22, 2026, due to a long illness.

After marrying Andrew, Sarah struggled with some aspects of royal life and how much the ex-duke’s naval career kept him away from home. They separated in 1992. Fergie was then romantically linked to American businessman Steve Wyatt, and later photographed on vacation with American financial adviser John Bryan. Andrew and Sarah’s divorce was finalized in 1996.

Author Andrew Lownie claimed in his book Entitled: The Rise And Fall Of The House Of York that following her divorce, Sarah had “a list of men” she was looking to date, including John F. Kennedy Jr., Kevin Costner and Tiger Woods. Lownie also claimed Sarah had an affair with Sean “Diddy” Combs, something she has denied.

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