Giuliana Rancic (; ; born August 17, 1974) is an Italian-American

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and television personality. She is a co-anchor of ''

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'' and resides in

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and

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Early life

Rancic was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

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and immigrated to the

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with her family at age seven. Her father was a tailor who owned a store in

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, and they lived nearby in

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; Rancic went to Walt Whitman High School, where she was a cheerleader. She had surgery to correct her

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when she was 21. She received a

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from the

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, and a

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in journalism from

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. During this time, she worked for a

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news bureau covering stories related to the U.S. government. Rancic also graduated from

Barbizon Modeling and Acting School Barbizon Modeling and Acting School is an international modeling and acting school headquartered in Tampa, Florida that provides instructional courses in the domain of modeling and personal development. History The first Barbizon School of ...

Entertainment career

Rancic joined E! network's ''

'' as a reporter in 2002 and became an anchor in 2005. Over the years, she has shared co-hosting responsibilities with

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, and Jason Kennedy. Additionally, she co-hosts E!'s ''

Fashion Police ''Fashion Police'' is an American television series that premiered on September 10, 2010, on E!. It was originally hosted by Joan Rivers and featured panelists George Kotsiopoulos, Giuliana Rancic, and Kelly Osbourne commenting on celebrity fash ...

'' and often co-hosts

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events for award shows, such as the

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and the

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. She is the creator and executive producer of MTV's ''

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'', which premiered in 2007. She and her husband,

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, star in the

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show ''

Giuliana and Bill ''Giuliana and Bill'' is an American reality television series that premiered on the Style Network on August 5, 2009. It features ''E! News'' host and ''Fashion Police'' host, Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill Rancic, an American entrepreneur ...

'' which aired on E!. She appeared in the movie '' Bring It On: Fight to the Finish'' in a brief scene. Rancic also has hosted the

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and

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beauty pageants on NBC. Rancic won the 2014

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Award for Fan Favorite. In February 2015, Rancic faced backlash over her controversial comments about synthetic dreadlocks worn by

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at the Oscars, remarking that the hair looked like it smelled of "patchouli and weed". On July 10, 2015, Rancic announced that after nearly a decade, she would be leaving her position as co-anchor on ''

'', yet would continue to be the host of ''

''. On September 4, 2018, the personality returned to the role of anchor. In May 2021, Rancic announced that after 20 years, she would be leaving her position as co-host of ''Live from the Red Carpet''. In the same month, E! announced that

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would take over for Rancic as host of ''Live from the Red Carpet''.

Other ventures

In August 2011, Rancic and her husband announced plans to open a restaurant in partnership with

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. The restaurant was named ''RPM Italian'', with a menu including dishes inspired by Rancic's mother, "Mama DePandi", and it opened in the

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district of

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in February 2012. The partnership opened several more restaurants, including ''RPM Steak'' in Chicago, another ''RPM Italian'' in

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, and a planned ''RPM On the Water'' opening in 2019 in Chicago. The restaurants have been popular with celebrities, including President

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and First Lady

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. In 2013, Giuliana launched her clothing line, G by Giuliana, on

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. She also launched a wine line, Xo, G. In 2013, Rancic, who has a history of breast cancer, founded Fab-U-Wish, a charity that grants wishes to women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Personal life

On December 15, 2006, Giuliana and

announced their engagement. They were married on September 1, 2007, in a ceremony on

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at Sancta Sophia Church in

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. The two have publicly discussed their fertility issues on television talk shows, having tried to conceive since approximately the beginning of 2009. The couple began

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(IVF) in March 2010, and Rancic got pregnant in the spring of 2010, but she miscarried at nine weeks. She had an IVF transfer for a second time in November 2010; however, the procedure did not result in a pregnancy. When the couple decided to try for a third round of IVF, her doctor recommended a

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, which is how she found out she had breast cancer. Despite her condition, the couple were still motivated to have a baby, so they continued with the egg retrieval and found a surrogate. On October 17, 2011, during an interview on ''

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'', Rancic announced she had been diagnosed with early stage

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, for which she would be treated with a double

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, followed by

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. She underwent surgery in mid-October 2011 and returned to work at E! News about a week later. On December 5, 2011, Rancic disclosed she had decided to undergo a bilateral

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. On April 23, 2012, Giuliana and Bill announced on ''The Today Show'' that they were expecting their first child via a gestational surrogate. Their son was born in late August 2012. The Rancic family owns homes in

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, and

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, and a vacation home on

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. In September 2020, she had to pull out of co-hosting E!'s ''

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'' virtual pre-show for the

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, having tested positive for

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Filmography

Awards

Rancic was ranked #93 on the ''

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'' Hot 100 Women of 2004. She was also featured in ''People'' magazine's 100 Most Beautiful of 2006 issue. Giuliana was nominated Favorite TV Celebreality Star for the 2012

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. In June 2014, Rancic was named "Fan Favorite" during the

Awards. She dedicated the award to her six million followers on social media.

Books

* * *

References

External links

Giuliana Rancic (official site)

Giuliana Rancic on E! Online
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