Chelsea Handler Shows Off ‘Hot’ New Mystery Man After Revealing How They Met

Chelsea Handler has a new man in her life and while she is keeping his identity under wraps, she’s not shy about showing him off.

Handler, 51, shared a carousel of photos from a recent trip to Istanbul on Instagram on Monday, March 9. In several shots, she’s smiling wide next to the hunk. One selfie shows them grinning together as the comedian sports a headscarf. In others, their arms are wrapped around each other as they take in the city’s sights, and in another, they get up close while holding Aperol Spritz cocktails.

Despite giving the 7 million combined Instagram and TikTok followers a glimpse at her new man, she hasn’t revealed his name.

Handler opened up last week about their romance in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, revealing they met while playing blackjack in Las Vegas.

“I had to ask this guy sitting at a blackjack table who was wearing a cowboy hat, he had a lot of chips, like, thousands of dollars,” Handler told the outlet for a story published on March 6. “I was like, ‘Hey, buddy, can I borrow $1,000? I’m gonna start winning right away. And he was like, ‘Yeah, absolutely!’ So he gave me $1,000.”

“He’s not a real cowboy,” she added, “but I call him Cowboy.”

Handler said she “immediately” won and paid him back. The next day, Handler received a text from an unknown number, which read, “I had so much fun last night with you.”

It turned out Handler’s friend had given him her number after witnessing their chemistry. Not long after, Handler sent the mystery man a link to a trip she booked for herself in Antarctica. “Then he bought a ticket and met me there,” she revealed.

“I’m still going strong with this guy. It’s hot, and a woman like me needs a big move like that.”

Handler has previously been linked to comedian Jo Koy, Bobby Flay, 50 Cent and other famous stars. As In Touch reported in 2024, the I’ll Have What She’s Having author shaded ex Koy after he came under scrutiny for the way he hosted the Golden Globe Awards that year.