This year, the datἰng life of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft was widely discussed. Early in February, news of the 67-year-old business magnate’s romance with tennis enthusiast and fellow IT entrepreneur Paula Hurd surfaced with sources stating the two were “inseparable.”
He’s not the only member of the Gates family, though, whose romance is the subject of open discussion in 2023. Daughter of Bill Gates, Phoebe Gates, a 20-year-old Stanford student, recently discussed her love life.
Learn more about her relationship, her partner’s history and her feelings about datἰng as the daughter of a popular figure in the next paragraphs. You’ll also discover the public’s response to her being in an interracial relationship.
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Phoebe Gates has spoken out against the drawbacks of social media stardom while denouncing the racist remarks she has received regarding her Black lover. In an interview with The Information, Gates the youngest child of Bill and Melinda Gates opened out about her success on TikTok.
The TikTok user @phoebegates, a student at Stanford University, has more than 64,000 followers and frequently shares videos with her well-known parents. However, according to Gates, her internet fame isn’t always a good thing, as she noted that it means she is often the target of (as reported by Yahoo)
“misconceptions and conspiracy theories.”
“The misconceptions and conspiracy theories about my family and my relationship with my boyfriend,” the 20-year-old said when asked about the worst part of her social media popularity.
According to Page Six, in July 2022, Gates and her lover, a fellow Stanford student named Robert Ross, made their Instagram relationship public. According to Gates, she and her boyfriend have been subjected to comments about their relationship since then. The TikToker reveals she’s “done being memed” about being in an “interracial relationship.”
“It’s 2023. I’m done being memed for being in an interracial relationship,” she said, according to the Daily Mail.
Gates admitted in the interview that she is aware that most of her followers choose to follow her due to her last name. Her millionaire parents separated in 2021 after 27 years of marriage (According to Insider)
“I’m pretty realistic that people start following me because of my family name. And people probably find it funny to see my dad being a goof and playing Boxbollen.” Gates said.
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Gates provides more serious content, such as a talk with her mother, Melinda, about abortion and women’s rights, in addition to influencer-style “day in the life” videos and a popular video of her father playing with the red Box Ball that has had more than eight million views. The 20-year-old claims that this content is what keeps her followers coming back. She said (According to Yahoo)
“But once they follow me, they stick around, and I think some of that is because of the issues that I post about, like women’s health. And honestly, TikTok is fun.”
Gates’ older sister Jennifer, also an active social media user, announced on Friday that she and her husband Nayel Nassar had born their first child, a daughter, on Instagram. Jennifer captioned a photo of herself and her husband holding the newborn’s feet:
“Sending love from our healthy little family.”
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The post prompted a comment from Jennifer’s younger sister, who commented on three red heart emojis, while Melinda wrote (as reported by News 18)
“Welcome to the world. My heart overflows.”
Along with their two kids, Bill and Melinda also have a 23-year-old son named Rory, who is not on social media. You can stay current on the latest news by visiting our website, Smartnewszone.com.