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Giada De Laurentiis Biography

Updated On 06 Dec, 2023 Published On 12 Dec, 2016
Giada De Laurentiis
Divorce

Facts of Giada De Laurentiis

Date of Birth :
Age : 53 years old
Family Name : Laurentiis
Birth Sign : Virgo
Height : 5 Feet 2 Inch
Name Giada De Laurentiis
Birth Name Giada Pamela De Laurentiis
Mother Veronica De Laurentiis
Father Alex De Benedetti,
Birth Place/City Rome
Profession Chef
Ethnicity White
Nationality Italian
Net Worth $ 20 million
Body Measurements 35-24-34
Hair Color Blonde-brown
Eye Color Hazel
Weight in KG 52 kg
Married Yes
Married to Todd Thompson (m. 2003)
Divorce Todd Thompson (m. 2015)
Education University of California, Los Angeles
Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host
TV Show Giada at Home Since 2008
Siblings Eloisa De Laurentiis, Igor De Laurentiis, Dino De Laurentiis
Books Happy Cooking

Relationship short Statistics of Giada De Laurentiis

What is Giada De Laurentiis marital status ? ( married,single, in relation or divorce): Divorce
How many children does Giada De Laurentiis have ? (name): 1 Children
Is Giada De Laurentiis having any relationship affair ?: No
Is Giada De Laurentiis Lesbian ? No

Giada De Laurentiis is an Italian-born American chef, writer, television personality, and host. De Laurentiis, 47 began hosting 'Behind the Bash' in October 2006. She is a winner of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host and is the current host of the Food Network television program “Giada at Home”. Previously she was married to Todd Thompson and their divorce was finalized in 2015. The duo shares a daughter.

Early Life Of Giada De Laurentiis

Giada De Laurentiis was born as Giada Pamela De Laurentiis on August 22, 1970, in Rome, Italy. Regarding her nationality, she is American and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity. 

De Laurentiis is the eldest child of actress Veronica De Laurentiis and Alex De Benedetti, actor-producer. After her parents' divorce, she moved to Southern California along with her sibling and took her mother's last name. However, her mother married producer, Ivan Kavalsky.

She completed her graduation from Marymount High School in Los Angeles. Later she attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and grabbed her bachelor's degree in social anthropology in 1996.

Nevertheless, she studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris with the dream of becoming a pastry chef. 

Giada De Laurentiis' Career

Giada De Laurentiis worked as a professional chef at several restaurants in LA during the initial phase of her career. Later she worked as a food stylist and she styles the food in Food & Wine Magazine in 2002. 

Her amazing work attracted much attention and as a result, she was hired by Food Network. De Laurentiis runs her cooking show, Everyday Italian which receives both positive and negative feedback from audiences. Some of them even accused the network and said they were hiring a model and pretending to be a chef. 

In October 2006, she hosted, Behind the Bash, and after a year, she hosts the third show, Giada's Weekend Getaways with Food Network. 

Later, she hosted different shows and events, as well as she, judged much popular cooking shows also. In 2008, she was awarded to Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Host. 

Apart from cooing, she lends a voice in the animated series, Handy Manny as Paulette and in the US version of Tinker Bell. De Laurentiis opened her first restaurant, GIADA in Las Vegas. 

Giada De Laurentiis also released four books, Giada's Family Dinners (2006), Giada's Kitchen (2008), Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes (2005), Everyday Pasta (2007) and all of them are a huge success.

Giada De Laurentiis's Personal And Family Life; Is She Married? What's Her Relationship Status?

Giada De Laurentiis is in a romantic relationship with her long-time beau, Shane Farley. They first met in 2013 before De Laurentiis's divorce from her first husband. The duo is often spotted together at public events. 

Previously, she was married to a fashion designer, Todd Thompson on May 25, 2003. The duo dated one another for a long time before their nuptials. De Laurentiis was just 19 when she started dating Thompson.

The couple has been blessed with one daughter named, Jade Marie De Laurentiis-Thompson, who was born on March 29, 2008. The couple couldn't handle their relationship and called it quits in 2014.

De Laurentiis announced her separation news via Facebook where she wrote,

"After an amicable separation since July, Todd and I have decided to end our marriage. Although our decision to separate comes with a great deal of sadness, our focus on the future and overwhelming desire for our family's happiness has given us the strength to move forward on separate, yet always connected paths."

She added,

"Todd and I share a beautiful daughter and a lifetime of great memories that we both treasure more than anything. We are so thankful for our friends and family, and really appreciate the support in this time of change."

However, their divorce was finalized on September 3, 2015. Giada De Laurentiis is also rumored to have had an affair with her fellow celebrity chefs, Bobby Flay, and Matt Lauer but she denies the rumors stating it as fake news. Her ex-husband, Thompson is currently dating model Heather Lacombe.

Giada De Laurentiis' Net Worth

Giada De Laurentiis through her hard work has not only achieved huge success and popularity but also quite a lot of money. Her estimated net worth is a mammoth $30 million and she accumulated the handsome sum from hosting several shows.

In 2015, she had to pay alumni to her husband, Todd Thompson. She was ordered by a court to pay $9,000 per month to Thomspon as child support. De Laurentiis also ordered to divide assets including $3.2 million Pacific Palisades which has furniture and artwork over $300,000

Besides this, she also shares the profit of her books with Thompson, Weeknights with Giada for $2.5 million, Giada's Feel Good Food for $2.3 million, and Everyday Pasta for $757,000.

In 2015, De Laurentiis bought a $6 million Spanish-style estate in Pacific Palisades which consists of five bedrooms.

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Giada De Laurentiis Married

First Marriage with Todd Thompson

Giada De Laurentiis was previously married to a fashion designer Todd Thompson on May 25, 2003. But the couple did not continue their marriage relationship and divorced in 2015.

Giada De Laurentiis Children

DAUGHTER : Jade Marie De Laurentiis-Thompson

Father: Giada De Laurentiis

The couple has been blessed with one daughter named, Jade Marie De Laurentiis-Thompson, who was born on March 29, 2008.

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