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13 things you probably didn't know about Giada De Laurentiis

Erin McDowellMar 11, 2021, 02:53 IST

Giada De Laurentiis in 2018.Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images

  • Giada De Laurentiis is one of the most beloved celebrity chefs and television personalities.
  • You might not know she is the granddaughter of prolific Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis.
  • She landed her first cooking show after writing an article about her Sunday dinners for Food & Wine.

Giada De Laurentiis is one of the most famous celebrity chefs and television personalities today, with 10 cookbooks and an award-winning cooking show under her belt.

However, you might not know about her family background in showbusiness, how she was bullied in school after immigrating from Italy to Los Angeles at 7 years old, and how she once cooked for Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Here are 13 surprising things you probably didn't know about celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis.

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Giada De Laurentiis is the granddaughter of prolific film producer Dino De Laurentiis.

Dino De Laurentiis and Veronica De Laurentiis, Giada De Laurentiis' mother, in 1970. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Her parents were also involved in show business as working actors.

Veronica De Laurentiis and Giada De Laurentiis in 2003. Donato Sardella/WireImage/Getty Images
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Giada De Laurentiis was born in Italy and was bullied after moving to the United States at 7 years old.

Giada De Laurentiis. Cindy Ord/Getty Images

One of her favorite meals growing up was spaghetti with melted chocolate.

Giada De Laurentiis. Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images
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She attended the University of California Los Angeles but didn't study cooking until after she graduated.

UCLA campus. dszc/Getty Images

She studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.

Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, France. Mark Kauffman/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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She got her big break after writing an article for Food & Wine Magazine.

Giada De Laurentiis. John Parra/WireImage/Getty Images

It took her a while to feel comfortable being on camera.

Giada De Laurentiis during a cooking segment with host Seth Meyers. Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images
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She began dating her now ex-husband Todd Thompson, a designer for Anthropologie, when she was 19.

Giada de Laurentiis and Todd Thompson in 2009. Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage/Getty Images

The celebrity chef regularly practices yoga.

Giada De Laurentiis. Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images
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She also doesn't eat all of the food she cooks on camera.

Giada De Laurentiis on the "Today" show. Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

She has cooked for Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Prince William and Kate Middleton. Samir Hussein/Pool/WireImage/Getty Images
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She has three Emmy awards.

Giada De Laurentiis at the Emmy Awards. David Crotty/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images
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