Laurentiis has a younger sister Eloisa De Laurentiis, and two younger brothers Igor De Laurentiis and Dino De Laurentiis.
And De Laurentiis made it abundantly clear that if you ever go to her restaurant, she does not want you to touch her, although she's been working her way through the inevitable but icky hugs and handshakes via the.
Smiling, chatting, and with her arm wrapped around her daughter, Giada looked proud and in high spirits as she enjoyed some quality girl time with her youngster.
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After that, it took until 2002 for De Laurentiis to get her first break on television via.
Nor is that particularly surprising, according to attorney Edward J.
At the time, Thompson, who is close to seven years older than De Laurentiis, was already well into his career as a fashion designer via , while De Laurentiis didn't yet realize that cooking was her true calling via Redbook.
Two more books followed, as did a new television show, Giada's Weekend Getaways, and stints as a mentor on Food Network Star and as a correspondent for Today.