Matt Lauer’s betrayed wife is taking time for herself in Amsterdam
Matt Lauer’s betrayed wife, Annette Roque, is bouncing back.
The Dutch former model — who was photographed looking forlorn after her disgraced husband was fired from “Today” in a sex-harassment scandal — was spotted in Amsterdam having a luxurious lunch on Friday with a female friend. She looked relaxed and was laughing and drinking red wine, all without her wedding ring, and sources say she is “regrouping.”
Roque was spotted at Rijks — the upscale eatery at Amsterdam’s venerable Rijksmuseum. “She was having lunch with a girlfriend,” said a jet-setting witness. “They were drinking red wine, and Annette did not have her wedding ring on. She was laughing through the whole lunch.” Rijks is a “lively, luxurious brasserie,” according to the Michelin guide, which gives it a star.
The source added: “Annette is enjoying the European life. She is in a different mindset here. She is definitely regrouping.”
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Indeed, reclusive Roque — who was pictured in December in the Hamptons looking crestfallen while running errands without a wedding ring — looked on Friday in Europe to be enjoying herself. She was dressed casually in a gray athleisure top with her hair down in a softer, less-severe look with lame Lauer out of her life.
Page Six reported last month that Roque has kicked Lauer out of the couple’s Hamptons home and that divorce is “imminent” after nearly two decades of marriage. Sources have said that Lauer’s trying to save the marriage, but Roque has clearly moved on.
Lusty Lauer was abruptly fired from “Today” in late November over claims of inappropriate sexual conduct at work. Roque previously filed for divorce in 2006, citing “mental abuse, extreme mental and emotional distress, humiliation, torment and anxiety,” but withdrew the filing weeks later, a source told Page Six. This time it seems she’s serious.
Annette could not be reached for comment.