Matt Lauer has experienced more than a few changes in recent years.
The longtime journalist was fired from NBC in 2017 over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct (viaNBC News).
Lauer finalizedhis divorcewith wife Annette Roque in 2019 (viaTown & Country).

Who exactly is Shamin Abas?
Abas was happily seen with Lauer and his son at a car show in the Hamptons in summer 2020.
Another reason for Abas' confidence may be that she’s a self-made success story with a thick skin.

Abas described her childhood with her siblings as, “We were the darkest kids in town …
There was a lot of teasing.”
She nailed it down" (via The Palm Beach Post).
Both parties have beenpreviously marriedas well.
Whether this romance will be strictly personal or have farther reaching professional ripples, remains to be seen.