Lydia Hearst (born September 19, 1984) is an American actress, fashion model, lifestyle blogger, and heiress to the publishing fortune established by her maternal great-grandfather, William Randolph Hearst, and daughter of Patricia Campbell Hearst. Though her birth name is Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw, she is known publicly and professionally as Lydia Hearst.

Her family has a tradition of involvement in philanthropic causes which has led to Lydia's involvement in becoming a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile and receiving the Smile Award for her dedication to the organization in 2012, and most recently to receive a humanitarian Award from Catwalk For Charity June 8, 2014.

Biography

Hearst has been in a relationship with comedian Chris Hardwick since 2014. The couple became engaged on September 12, 2015. She previously dated actor Kevin Connolly.