The stars aligned when Giuliana and Bill Rancic met.
The couple opened the doors to their lives by headlining their own reality show, Giuliana
and Bill, and have shared intimate information about their relationship.
They can't help but gush over how much they adore one another, and there's no doubt they've
created the blueprint on how to have a successful, long-lasting relationship in front of the
public eye.
However, that doesn't mean their relationship is hiccup-free.
Here are some of the strange things about Giuliana and Bill's marriage.
Full speed
Giuliana and Bill didn't take things slow and steady at all.
In fact, as soon as they went on their very first date, they were already making plans
to spend all of their time together.
In a letter Bill wrote to Giuliana published by ABC in 2014, Bill said about their initial
encounter:
"We had our phones out and we were like, 'In July, I gotta go here, maybe you can meet
me' and this was in March, two hours into the first date.
It was the craziest thing ever."
It takes some couples a few months to really warm up to each other, but for Bill and Giuliana,
there was nothing stopping them from committing all of their time to each other straight out
the gate.
Starting with a lie
When Giuliana first started dating Bill, she wasn't exactly honest with him.
In an interview with OK Magazine, she recalled telling Bill she was 29 years old — when
she was actually already 31.
Her reason for fudging her age?
According to her, Bill had told her he, quote, "didn't date girls in their 30s."
Her future hubby began planning her 30th birthday party — but little did he know, Giuliana
had already celebrated her 30th the year before.
She added,
"So no one was calling him back — my sister, family, no one.
And he was thinking to himself 'God, her friends are horrible people, they don't even want
to plan her birthday with me.'
It was just so funny."
Eventually her friends and family convinced her it was time to come clean, so she told
him over dinner — but she made her sister come with her, because she, quote, "needed
backup."
If she was comfortable lying about her age, what else does she fib about?
"Do you do half hour showers?"
"No."
Ditching her bling
Rumors of the couple having trouble in their marriage have been sparked by Giuliana's refusal
to wear her wedding rings to various red carpet events.
While attending the 2018 Oscars, she stepped out without her 4-carat sparkler and matching
wedding band.
Her jeweler told People magazine that her Oscar night ring was so huge, it would've
clashed with the wedding rings.
"Come on."
Giuliana pulled this same jewelry stunt at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards and the
2018 Golden Globe Awards.
If she wants to quiet the divorce rumors, maybe it's time she find a way to incorporate
her wedding jewelry into her fashion ensembles.
No phones allowed
These two are super busy, and that means they take their downtime seriously.
In an interview with People magazine, the couple revealed that they have a super strict
cell phone policy.
Bill explained,
"The minute we come home, all our phones go in [a dish by the front door].
That way, we're not texting or emailing people at work.
We're interacting with each other.
It was hard at first, but we got used to it."
Giuliana chimed in and said they try to eliminate all distractions, adding,
"You know, a lot of things that you think are emergencies really aren't.
They can be handled later."
Some may think it's weird that they chuck their phones the second they get home, but
this policy seems to work for them.
Marriage first, kid second
Giuliana and Bill were greeted with backlash after Giuliana gave an interview to Us Weekly
and proclaimed,
"For us, I find, we put our marriage first and our child second, because the best thing
we can do for him is have a strong marriage."
This isn't exactly a stance you hear very often, and after the naysayers criticized
Giuliana, she was forced to clear up her initial statement in an exclusive interview with E!
News, saying,
"Your relationship is the first example your child learns from and we will do everything
we can to show our child how much we love, respect and are devoted to one another."
For everyone to see
Being in love is great and all, but some could say Giuliana and Bill Rancic go a bit too
far with their public declarations.
Like when Giuliana penned an open letter published by ABC entitled, 44 Reasons I Love Bill on
His 44th Birthday.
Some of the reasons?
"He has great hair and an even better body.
[...] He's more sensitive than any man I know yet stronger than any man I know."
In August of that same year, Bill returned the favor by publishing an open letter to
Giuliana to celebrate her last day as an anchor on E! News, saying,
"You've won in life.
I mean that.
You've evolved, you've matured and you influenced others around you to do the same.
[...] I'm biased, but to be honest, there's nobody better than you."
He ended the letter by calling her his "Sophia Loren," while promising to cry tears of joys
during her final taping.
We're not exactly sure why they need to publish their romantic letters for the world to read,
but hey, whatever works for this happy couple!
"We don't just love each other, we like each other."
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