Stein Erik Hagen reveals girlfriend

Last year, businessman Stein Erik Hagen (66) became single after the 66-year-old and Nicolay Herud chose to go their separate ways after two years as lovers.

At this time, the doctor Bendik Skinnenrud (28) lived with the couple at Voksenkollen, according to Se og Hør. When the ex-boyfriend moved out, however, Skinnenrud stayed.

In an exclusive interview with Se og Hør, the businessman reveals that the two are in a relationship.

– I am very satisfied with my private life these days. I will not deny that. Now we have lived under the same roof for two years, and Bendik enriches my life to the fullest, Hagen can tell about the 38-year-old sweetheart of Se og Hør.

– The breakup took a while

– Keeps me young

Hagen can tell the weekly that the age difference between the lovebirds is irrelevant, and that it is precisely his girlfriend who keeps him young.

– No one cares either. That we have a good time as a team is the most important thing. If Bendik is mature for his age, I am young for my age. Then the distance will not be so great. I’m also not going to hide the fact that it is precisely Bendik who helps to keep me young. We have many common interests, such as hunting, cultural and travel experiences, explains Hagen.

The 66-year-old can also say that he has met Skinnensrud’s parents and siblings, as well as being well received by the 28-year-old’s group of friends.

Hagen has two previous marriages with women behind him. From his first marriage and a cohabitation, the 66-year-old has a total of four children. With his first wife, Nina Paulsen, he has daughters Camilla Hagen Sørli (41), Caroline Hagen Kjos (38) and Carl Erik Hagen (34).

He also has a son Thomas Nicolai Stang (25) with his former partner, Caroline Stang.

Suing each other

His last marriage was to the late Mille Marie Treschow, to whom he was married from 2004 to 2012. The businessman has also become a grandfather to eight grandchildren.

– My children and grandchildren have welcomed Bendik. He is also very good at playing with my grandchildren – in a slightly different way to me, he tells Se og Hør.

– Although well into adulthood

It was in 2015 that the 66-year-old told publicly for the first time that he is gay.

– I realized I was gay well into adulthood. When I was in my 20s, we didn’t know what it was. We had heard about it, but it was something we did not associate ourselves with, he said during the talk show “Skavlan”.

– Not a given

In retrospect, Hagen could say that he had received broad support both from family and strangers. Among those who publicly supported the 66-year-old was his daughter Camilla Hagen Sørli.

– It was great, and we fully support him. We loved him as straight and bisexual and we love him as gay. He is the world’s best father and grandfather to our children, she said of her father to VG in 2015.

– We are a very close and open family with many mine, yours and ours. Diversity is something we value and those values ​​have always been important to my parents. And although it may not have been quite A4, but what really is A4, she stated.