How long was Giada married to her husband?

Giada De Laurentiis was married to her husband, Todd Thompson, for 11 years. The couple separated in July 2014, just one month after De Laurentiis opened her very first restaurant, GIADA, and their divorce was finalized in 2015.

Following her graduation from Marymount High School in Los Angeles, Giada De Laurentiis went on to pursue her bachelor’s degree in social anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, which she completed in 1996.

Giada De Laurentiis ventured into food styling and caught the attention of the Food Network after styling a feature in Food & Wine magazine in 2002.

In July 2014, De Laurentiis opened her first restaurant, called GIADA, inside The Cromwell in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2010, De Laurentiis came out with a line of kitchen supplies, exclusively for Target.

In June 2010, Giada De Laurentiis became a regularly appearing mentor to the finalists on the popular Food Network competition show The Next Food Network Star.

In 2018, De Laurentiis voiced herself in the movie Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost. In February 2023, De Laurentiis was named as the godmother for the Oceania Cruises’ ship Vista.