Personal life. In December 2004, Berkus and his then-partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, were vacationing at a beach resort in Sri Lanka when the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit. While Berkus survived, Bengoechea was missing and presumed dead.Click to see full answer. Similarly one may ask, how did Nate Berkus survives tsunami?Nate Berkus, who has helped dozens of guests on the show decorate their homes, was vacationing in Sri Lanka with his partner when the tsunami hit. While Nate survived, his partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, is still missing. More than 2,000 homes were damaged or destroyed leaving an estimated 7,000 homeless.One may also ask, is Nate Berkus the biological father of Poppy? Poppy Brent Berkus grandparents are Mike Berkus and Nancy Levin through her father Nate. Her parents’ welcomed a son named Oskar Brent Berkus in 2018. Accordingly, who was Nate Berkus first husband? Fernando Bengoechea How did Nate Berkus meet his husband?After Brent left the show to work for fashion designer Rachel Zoe, he and Berkus met through mutual friends, but at one birthday party Brent knew it was more, as he recalled to Oprah’s Hillary Sawchuk.

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