Chelsea Handler has opened up about traveling the world with her new partner after a recent string of international trips.
The 51-year-old comedian spoke about the relationship during a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 17. “I went with a lover,” Handler said of her recent trips to Jamaica, Finland and Turkey.
She continued, “This current lover, we were together on all three legs of the trip. Jamaica, Finland and Istanbul. So he is my current lover.”
When asked how the pair met, Handler initially joked that it happened in Antarctica. She then corrected herself and revealed that their first meeting actually took place in Las Vegas.
“So we just really see the whole world. That’s how I like it,” she told Kimmel.
Handler also detailed their interaction in Las Vegas, revealing that the two met while she was playing blackjack and had run out of money.
“I was gambling and I ran out of money. He had a lot of money on him and I said, ‘Hey, can I borrow a few thousand dollars? I’ll start winning right now and I’ll pay you back.’ And I did. I started winning, and I paid him back, and I won my money back.”
The interaction didn’t end there. “He texted me the next day and said, ‘You’re a vibe. I’d like to hang out with you again.’ And I thought, ‘Well, my next trip is Antarctica.’ And he said, ‘I’ll see you there,’” she recalls.
Further details about their meeting were previously shared in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Handler said they met at The Cosmopolitan in November 2025 and have stayed in touch ever since.
Earlier in March, she appeared to confirm the relationship on social media with photos of their travels without revealing his identity.
