LOS ANGELES: Giada de Laurentiis and her husband Todd Thompson have separated after 11 years of marriage, the celebrity chef announced on her Facebook page Monday.
The couple have been separated since July, she confirmed in the announcement.
“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 wrote on Facebook. “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.”
The Italian-born De Laurentiis, 44, hosts the Food Network program “Giada at Home.” Thompson is a fashion designer. The couple married in 2003.
Giada won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2008 for Outstanding Lifestyle Host for her show Giada At Home.
She was born in Rome, Italy and her maternal grandfather is the noted Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis whose producing credits include the Fellini films La Strada and Nights Of Cabiria and the 1992 cult classic Army Of Darkness.
After her parents’ divorce, she and her siblings moved to Southern California, where they grew up.
Giada graduated from UCLA in 1996 with a degree in social anthropology.
Along with her cooking show and contributions to the Today show, Giada also came out with a line of kitchen supplies for Target in 2010.
Giada splits from husband of 11 years
Giada splits from husband of 11 years
