Giada De Laurentiis Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Husband, Kids, Daughter, Recipes, Chef And Net Worth

Giada De Laurentiis Biography

Giada De Laurentiis (b. Giada Pamela De Laurentiis 22 Aug 1970) is an Italian-American award-winning chef, writer, and television personality who was born in Rome, Italy and brought up in the USA. Currently, she hosts ‘Giada at Home on Food Network. Additionally, she is a regular contributor and guest co-host on NBC’s ‘Today‘.

De Laurentiis is popular for her cooking shows ‘Everyday Italian‘ and ‘Giada at Home. She is also the founder of GDL Foods, a catering business.

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10 Quick Facts About Giada De Laurentiis

1. Name: Giada Pamela De Laurentiis
2. Age: 51 years
3. Birthday: 22nd January
4. Birth sign: Leo
5. Height: 5 feet 2 inches
6. Nationality: Italian-American
7. Marital Status: Single
8. Occupation: Chef, writer, and television personality
9. Famous for: Hosting ‘Giada at Home on Food Network
10. Net Worth: $1 to $ 5 million

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Giada De Laurentiis Age

Giada is 51 years of age as of 2021, she was born on 22 Aug 1970, in Rome, Italy. She celebrates her birthday on 22 Aug yearly and his birth sign is Leo.   

Giada De Laurentiis Height

De Laurentiis stands at a height of 5 feet  2 inches (1.57 m).

Giada De Laurentiis Weight

Laurentiis weighs 110 lbs (50 kg). She also appears to be above-average in stature in her photos. Giada’s body measurements are 35″ (breasts), 24″ (waist), and 34″ (hips).

De Laurentiis Education

Giada attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles, CA. De Laurentiis revealed that when she was young, she spent most of her time in the kitchen and her grandfather’s restaurant, DDL Food show.

Immediately after completing high school, Giada joined the University of California, Los Angeles where she studied and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Social Anthropology in 1996. Moreover, she attended Le Cordon Bleu in France and specialized in cuisine and pastry.

Giada De Laurentiis Mother and Parents

Giada was born to both parents in an average-sized family in Rome. Her mother Veronica De Laurentiis is an Italian-American author and actress while her father Alex De Benedetti also worked as an actor and producer. Giada’s parents got married in Feb 1970 but had a divorce.

After the couple’s divorce, Giada and her siblings took up their mother’s surname Laurentiis. Despite her divorce, Giada’s mother later remarried producer Ivan Kovalsky. Still, in her extended family, Giada’s maternal grandfather was a film producer Dino De Laurentiis and her grandmother was British-Italian film star, Silvana Mangano.

Giada De Laurentiis Siblings

Giada was raised alongside her three siblings, sister Eloisa and brothers Igor and Dino Alexander II. Moreover, the three siblings moved together to Southern California after their parents’ untimely divorce. De Laurentiis’s sister Eloisa is a popular makeup artist while her late brother Dino Alexander II was a film editor. Her brother passed on from melanoma in 2003.

Giada De Laurentiis Husband

Giada’s ex-husband Todd Thompson is a fashion designer. The couple tied the knot in a blissful wedding ceremony on 25 May 2003.  However, the couple separated before they got divorced on Sep 3, 2015. Giada was ordered to pay her ex-husband $9,000 monthly in child support. Additionally, he was awarded their $3.2 million home in Pacific Palisades which had over $300,000 worth of furniture and artwork.

Moreover, the court ordered Laurentiis to give Thompson half of the unpaid advances to multiple cookbooks that she currently has in the pipeline which includes—Weeknights with Giada for $2.5 million, Giada’s Feel Good Food for $2.3 million, and Everyday Pasta for $757,000.

Giada De Laurentiis Daughter

Giada has been blessed with one child, a daughter from her previous marriage. De Laurentiis and her ex-husband Todd Thompson welcomed their daughter Jade Marie De Laurentiis- Thompson to the world on March 29, 2008. De Laurentiis also revealed that she does not have any plans to get any children, citing her commitment to her work and daughter as the main reason

Giada De Laurentiis Boyfriend

Giada met his current boyfriend Shane Farley at a talk show in 2013. Shane Farley was tasked to produce De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay’s talk show. The two lovebirds have been together since 2015. De Laurentiis’s boyfriend Shane Farley is the executive producer of FabLife. He is renowned for his role in Rachael Ray, Steve, and The Hungry Games.

Furthermore, the couple was recently spotted together while going to purchase an organic grocery store in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA in 2020.

Giada De Laurentiis Children

De Laurentiis and her former husband Todd Thompson are blessed with one child, a daughter called Jade Marie De Laurentiis-Thompson.

Giada De Laurentiis Net Worth

Giada De Laurentiis has an estimated Net Worth of $30 Million as of 2022. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a chef, writer, and Television Personality. Through his various sources of income, Laurentiis has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Giada De Laurentiis Awards

• 2008: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host, Everyday Italian.
• 2012: Gracie Award for Best Television Host, Giada at Home
• 2012: She was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame.

Giada De Laurentiis Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Giada.

Giada De Laurentiis  Wiki

• Full Names: Giada Pamela De Laurentiis
• Popular As: Giada De Laurentiis
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Chef, writer, and television personality
• Nationality: Italian-American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Giada De Laurentiis Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 51 years (2021)
• Zodiac Sign: Leo
• Date of Birth: 22 Aug 1970
• Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
• Birthday: 22 Aug

Giada De Laurentiis Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: 35-24-34
• Height / How Tall?: 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
• Weight: 110 lbs (50 kg)
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Shoe Size: 6 (US)
• Dress Size: 2 (US)
• Breast Size: 35″
• Waist Size: 24″
• Hip Size: 34″

Giada De Laurentiis Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Alex De Benedetti
• Mother:  Veronica De Laurentiis
• Grandmother: Silvana Mangano
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Eloisa, Igor, and Dino Alexander II
• Marital Status: Divorced
• Husband/Spouse: Was married to Todd Thompson
• Dating / Boyfriend: Shane Farley
• Children:  Sons (None) Daughter(Jade Marie De Laurentiis- Thompson)

Giada Laurentiis Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $30 Million
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Chef, TV personality

Giada Laurentiis House and Cars

• Place of living: Los Angeles, CA
• Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

Giada De Laurentiis Chef

Giada studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris becoming a pastry chef, she returned to the United States after graduating and worked in several restaurants in Los Angeles. The most notable restaurant she worked in was Spago owned by Wolfgang Puck.

In 2012 she worked as a food stylist, styling a piece in Food & Wine magazine which prompted the Food Network to reach out to her. She made her Food Network debut on 5th April 2001 with her daytime cooking show, ‘Everday Italian’.

In October 2006 she began hosting ‘Behind the Bash’, a program that examines the catering process behind big event extravaganzas such as the Grammy Awards.

She debuted her third show, ‘Giada’s Weekend Getaways’, on Food Network in January 2007. The show features Giada traveling to a featured locale and visiting her favorite local culinary destinations.

She hosted ‘Giada in Paradise’ in June 2007 a two-part Food Network special featuring the two locales of Santorini, Greece and Capri, Italy. In the same years, she also appeared as a guest judge on the third season of The Next Food Network Star. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host in 2008.

De Laurentiis and the Barilla Group launched Academia Barilla, an Italian gourmet line in 2008, it is Barilla’s first-ever gourmet celebrity product line.

During season 7 of Food Network Star, she was a judge alongside chef Bobby Flay and during season 8 she took a new role as team leader of five cooks competing against Bobby Flay’s and Alton Brown’s respective teams.

She launched a line of kitchen supplies, exclusively for Target in early 2010. In June 2010 she became a regular appearing mentor to the finalists on the popular Food Network competition show ‘The Next Food Network Star’.

Giada at Home

In 2008 Giada at Home premiered, the show features De Laurentiis in a kitchen preparing meals and parties for family and friends. It is shot on a set that is very similar to her own home.

Giada De Laurentiis Restaurants

Giada opened her first restaurant GIADA inside The Cromwell in Las Vegas, Nevada in July 2014. The restaurant offers seating in the dining room, lounge, or outdoor patio with views of the Bellagio fountains and Caesars Palace. The restaurant has an open kitchen therefore guests can watch chefs prepare food.

The restaurant’s menu includes Italian cuisine with Californian influences, including “lemon spaghetti, chicken cacciatore, marsala herb chicken meatballs, rosemary focaccia, and lemon flatbread and vegetable Bolognese rigatoni”.

They also offer Family-style, vegan, and gluten-free options as well as an antipasto station.

On 16th May 2018 she opened her second restaurant GDL Italian in the Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C.

Giada De Laurentiis Cook Books

• Giada’s Italy: My Recipes for La Dolce Vita
• Weeknights with Giada
• Happy Cooking: Make Every Meal Count … Without Stressing Out
• Giada’s Feel Good Food
• Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites
• Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes
• Everyday Pasta
• Giada’s family dinners
• Giada at Home: Family Recipes From Italy and California

Giada De Laurentiis Recipes

Some of Giada’s popular recipes on Food Network include:

• Spaghetti with Lemon and Zucchini
• Raspberry-Ricotta Mousse
• Lemon and Strawberry Sundaes
• Chicken and Arugula Pita Pockets
• Cheesy Bacon and Hash Brown Frittata
• Fig and Almond Tart
• Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread
• Homemade Cranberry Nut Granola
• Chicken with Chickpea and Tomato Ragu
• Penne with Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese
• Chicken, Artichoke, and Cannellini Bean Spezzatino
• Easy Pantry Chicken
• Lemon-Mint Cake with Lemon Syrup
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches
• Fried Smashed Potatoes with Lemons
• Mixed “Caprese”
• Antipasto Calzone
• Frozen Banana Ice Cream Sandwiches
• Pancetta and Cinnamon Waffles
• Chocolate Honey Almond Tart
• Chicken Milanese with Tomato and Fennel Sauce
• Peanut Butter Cookies with Blackberry Jam
• Mini Meatball Sandies
• Raspberry-Vanilla Smoothie
• Mini Italian Pub Burgers

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