Sandra Lee’s new love ‘first joy she’s had in years’ after Cuomo split.

As Page Six revealed yesterday, the 55-year-old lifestyle guru is now dating Ben Youcef, an Algerian interfaith leader, actor, writer and producer who is 46.

And she was wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring as the two relaxed together in St. Tropez in the South of France.

But people close to Lee said she’s struggled to get her life back over the past two years in the wake of her split with Cuomo and her publicized battle with breast cancer.

And the bombshell report this week by Attorney General Letitia James that Cuomo allegedly sexually harassed 11 women is a fresh source of torment, said the source.

“This has all been tremendously horrible and painful for her to read about,” said the friend, noting that Cuomo’s alleged cheating on Lee during their time together was an “open secret,” as The Post reported in April.

Lee and Cuomo announced the end of their 14-year relationship in September 2019, prompting Lee’s cross-country move to Malibu, Calif. where she bought a $3.4 million beach house.

“She’s spent the past two years in anguish since her split from Andrew. She had to move across the country to get her life back together again.”

The one thing that Lee has always been firm on is her love for Cuomo’s daughters with his ex-wife Kerry Kennedy, whom she loves as if they were her own, sources said.

All three — twins Mariah and Cara, 26, and Michaela, 23 — are Ivy League-educated, and Lee made Cara an executive producer on her recent Starz documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Lee and Youcef are believed to have met at a charity event in Santa Monica back in March, with Youcef having made the first move.

A friend said the couple were drawn together as they are both “grounded in spirituality.”

Youcef is a devoted father of five-year-old twins. He separated from his wife, California-based realtor Apryl Stephenson in 2019, and they filed for divorce in January 2020.

Director Steven Spielberg discovered Youcef and gave him his acting breaking as a Palestinian member of Black September in his 2005 movie, “Munich.”

He has appeared in episodes of “Law & Order,” “CSI New York,” and most recently on “SEAL Team” on CBS.