Drew Carey, America’s favorite bespectacled game show guru, was spotted this week breaking bread with OnlyFans bombshell and former Penthouse Pet Niki Skyler, setting off the kind of tabloid klaxons usually reserved for TMZ interns with a caffeine addiction. The two were seen at Swingers Diner, LA’s eternal den of mid-century comfort food and late-night confessions, where milkshakes and flirtation both come extra thick.
And suddenly, everyone wanted to know — is Drew Carey dating again?
Short answer? No.
Long answer? It’s complicated. But isn’t it always?
The Lunch That Launched a Thousand Rumors
Carey, 66, kept it classic: blue button-down, navy slacks, the kind of no-fuss uniform you throw on when you’ve seen too much and feel too little. Skyler, 37, opted for low-key sensuality in a black tank and baggy pants, the kind of look that says, I could be your muse, or I could just be hungry.
Paparazzi flashed, gossip columns stirred, and the internet did what it always does — spun speculation from vapor. But according to insiders, the romance chatter is pure fiction. The two have been friends for over a decade. Just friends, they say. No midnight motel check-ins. No champagne-fueled rendezvous. No scandal, just sandwiches.
The Ghost That Haunts Drew
But this isn’t just another celebrity sighting. This one’s wrapped in ghosts.
Because Carey isn’t just any single man — he’s a man still dragging a cathedral of grief behind him.
Back in 2020, Drew’s ex-fiancée, Dr. Amie Harwick, was murdered — brutally, senselessly — by an ex-boyfriend, Gareth Pursehouse. The guy was convicted in 2023 and sent away for life, no parole. But for Drew, that sentence didn’t slam the door on the pain.
“It destroyed me for a while. I still don’t date,” he told Us Weekly earlier this year. “I have women I go out with, spend time with… but it’s all platonic.”
He still thinks about Amie every day. He hears her voice. Sees her in the quiet spaces of his life. There are photos of her in his home. Memories tucked like loaded pistols in every drawer.
And maybe that’s why lunch with a longtime friend like Niki Skyler — even if she’s a sex-positive siren with an online empire — doesn’t need to mean anything more than comfort. Familiarity. The kind of bond that doesn’t require small talk or heavy lifting.
Drew Carey’s New Normal
Today, Drew’s godfather to a cadre of kids. He’s surrounded by a sisterhood of women who bring him joy. They travel, they laugh, they share secrets that the cameras never catch. And when he clocks in at The Price Is Right, it’s not just another gig — it’s sanctuary.
“I get to go to work,” he said. “I’m playing games all day. It’s a privilege.”
The show recently hit its 10,000th episode. He’s been hosting since 2007, stepping into the giant shoes of Bob Barker and somehow making them his own. He’s never tried to be anyone else. Not on stage. Not in life. He’s just Drew. Flawed. Grieving. Still showing up.
So no, he’s not dating. Not really. He’s healing.
And maybe Niki Skyler — statuesque, unfiltered, full of life — is just one of those people who helps him do that. Not a fling. Not a girlfriend. Just a good woman helping a broken man stay whole.
Or maybe… maybe it’s something else entirely. Something neither of them can name just yet.
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Last modified: April 23, 2025
