Giada De Laurentiis Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Dress Size, Contact Details, Spouse(Husband), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Giada Pamela De Benedetti
NICK NAMES
Giada
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Saturday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Friday
BIRTHPLACE
Rome, Lazio, Italy
AGE
54 Years 1 Months 14 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
LEO
ALSO NOTED FOR
Writer, Television Personality
FEATURES
Light brown hair, blue eyes, and a warm Smile
Physical Stats
WAIST
24 ''
Hip
34 ''
DRESS SIZE
2 (US) ''
HEIGHT
5'3''(feet & inches)
1.6002 meters
160.02 cm
WEIGHT
52 kg
114.4 lbs
Giada De Laurentiis Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Veronica De Laurentiis
FATHER
Alex De Benedetti
BROTHER(S) NAME
Dino A. De Laurentiis
SISTER(S) NAME
Eloisa De Laurentiis
Giada De Laurentiis Marriage, Affairs and Children
AFFAIR
Shane Farley
SPOUSE
Todd Thompson (2003-2015)
Child(ren) of Giada De Laurentiis and Todd Thompson
Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson (29 March, 2008) (Daughter)
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Everyday Italian (TV Show 2003), The Next Food Network Star (TV Show 2008-2015)
ADDRESS
Los Angeles, California, United States
Official Website
www.giadadelaurentiis.com
Education, Net Worth & More
RELIGION
Roman Catholicism
SCHOOLING FROM
Marymount High School, Los Angeles, California
COLLEGE
University of California, Los Angeles
NET WORTH
$20 Million
GIADA DE LAURENTIIS PICTURE
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Career of Giada De Laurentiis
Giada De Laurentiis got her initial profession chef work in several Los Angeles restaurants. Her first television show in 2003 titled Everyday Italian. The chef is recognized widely for TV shows such as Everyday Italian (2003-2011), Food Network Star, and Giada at Home (2008-2015). Some of her most notable books are Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes, Everyday Pasta, Happy Cooking.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Giada De Laurentiis
- Does Giada De Laurentiis takes alcohol? Yes.
- Giada De Laurentiis is non vegetarian.
- The chef was into cooking since her childhood. According to her, she was most of the time seen in the family kitchen trying cooking stuff and used to spend a lot of time at her grandfather restaurant called DDL Foodshow.
- She along with her siblings shifted to Southern California after her parents separated when she was seven. She chose to keep her mother's surname thereafter.
- She got the opportunity to work as a professional chef at various restaurants in Los Angeles, as soon as she completed her studies. She worked at known places such as the Ritz Carlton Fine Dining Room and Spago, a Wolfgang Puck restaurant chain.
- The celebrity chef has also worked as a food stylist. In 2002, she was signed by the Food Network to their channel after following her styling work for the Food & Wine Magazine.
- Not only she is best at her cooking job but she has also worked as a voice artist, she provided her voice to Paulette in the Handy Manny show in 2009 and Gelata in Tinker Bell series Pixie Hollow Bake Off. The chef voiced herself in the movie Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost in 2018.
- The hotshot made to the CafeMom's Sexiest Moms Alive list in 2010, being ranked at number 6. Also, she was privileged with the Culinary Hall of Fame in 2012.
- In July 2014, she started her first restaurant known as GIADA at The Cromwell in Las Vegas, making her the first woman to open a restaurant in the area.
- Her books "Giada at Home" and "Weeknights with Giada" got the rank No. 1 on the The New York Times Best Seller list.
- She is also a writer and has written a few books including Giada's Family Dinners, Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites, Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes, Everyday Pasta.
- She wanted to be enrolled at a culinary school after high school to follow her passion but her parents didn?t support her decision. So she completed her higher studies from UCLA. She later listening to her heart followed her passion and attended Le Cordon Bleu in Paris with ambitions of becoming a pastry chef.
- She launched a line of kitchen supplies, exclusively for Target in early 2010. Her products consist of stainless steel pots and pans, a wide range of utensils, cooking tools, and some food items including sauces and pasta.
- She also appears quite frequently on NBC's Today as a guest co-host.
- She opened another private chef/catering company known as GDL Italian by Giada on May 16, 2018.
- Being a professional chef she also keeps an eye on her health besides eating delicious food, she practices yoga and follows a balanced fitness and diet routine on a daily basis.
- She got her first own television show on the Food Network in 2003 named Everyday Italian but felt uncomfortable facing the camera when she first began hosting. Also, after the program first aired, the Food Network was accused of appointing a model or actress posing to cook instead of a real chef.
- She has reared two pets a dog and cat named Nacho Flay and Bella.
- Did you know the television personality tried her best to stay away from the entertainment industry? She also once got the opportunity to play a tiny role in one of her aunt's films but she felt contempt being in front of the camera. Most of it she doesn't even like getting her pictures clicked.
- Some of the TV commercials done by her include Carrabba's Italian Girl, Hershey's 'Air Delight' kisses, Clairol's Natural Instincts hair color, Stand Up 2 Cancer campaign. The beautiful chef is also a brand ambassador for Oxfam America.
- She in partnership with the Barilla Group launched an Italian gourmet line in 2008.
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