E! host Giuliana Rancic is as well-known for her entertainment news coverage as she is
for her own glamorous life.
But the TV personality has experienced her fair share of adversity.
From adjusting to life in America, to her battle with cancer, here's why all eyes are
on Giuliana Rancic.
Rancic immigrated from Italy to Maryland with her family, when she was in elementary school.
At the time, the star says she couldn't speak English, telling The Everygirl,
"I actually ended up learning English by watching television.
I used to sit and watch the local news every night and that is how I taught myself.
It's also the reason behind my dream of becoming a television host."
"My parents just figured, 'She finally got her degree, OK great, now go marry your boyfriend
and have some kids.'
Well, I was not interested in that at the time."
Instead of settling down after she earned her journalism degree from the University
of Maryland, Rancic went on to pursue a masters at American University.
While studying for her masters in Washington, D.C., Rancic worked for the Potomac News Bureau
— a far stretch from the pop culture she would later report on.
Rancic told Everygirl,
"One day I got the chance to interview Senator Ted Kennedy and rather than ask him questions
about foreign policy or the economy like all the other reporters, I decided to ask him:
'What do you like to do for fun?
Have you seen any good movies lately?'
I knew right then and there […] that I belonged in Hollywood, not Capitol Hill."
"It's better than stupendous.
It's great."
At the recommendation of her professors, Rancic hopped a plane to Los Angeles not even a week
after she graduated.
Getting her foot in the door at E! was not an easy task.
In fact, Rancic claims she was initially fired from the network before being rehired a few
months later.
While testing for a permanent reporting position, Rancic interviewed actor Wilmer Valderrama
at a red-carpet premiere — completely with a few racy details.
E! then fired her for stepping over the line, but then rehired her after the huge response
that her interview earned.
Ultimately, her fun-loving and playful demeanor landed her the gig — and plenty of fans.
She added,
"That's what they tune into E! for.
If they wanted serious conversation, they'd go to CNN."
"Hi!
Honey, mommy's working."
Rancic's risky reporting style hasn't always paid off.
And in 2015, one comment almost cost Rancic her career.
On Fashion Police, the host discussed actor Zendaya's dreadlocks on the Oscar red carpet,
saying her hair probably quote, "smells like patchouli oil or weed."
Many took offense to the remark, including Zendaya, who called out the host on social
media.
Rancic owned up to her mistake and issued an apology.
"I wanna say to Zendaya, and anyone else out there that I have hurt, that I am so, so sincerely
sorry."
The host then added,
"This really has been a learning experience for me […] and this incident has taught
me to be a lot more aware of cliches and stereotypes, how much damage they can do.
And that I am responsible, as we all are, to not perpetuate them further."
Rancic has also faced hardships in her personal life.
In 2011, she was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 36 years old.
Having been in the midst of fertility treatments when the cancer was discovered, she underwent
a double mastectomy in December of that year.
On an episode of her and husband Bill Rancic's reality show, Giuliana & Bill, Rancic said,
"Everything you expect that conversation is going to be like – it's a hundred times
worse, maybe a million times worse."
Rancic fought the disease with strength and grace.
And in 2016, she posted on Instagram that she was officially 5 years cancer free.
She and Bill welcomed a son, Duke, via surrogate just 10 months after her diagnosis.
After leaving her glitzy L.A. life behind, Rancic carved out a nook in the midwest.
With husband Bill being from Chicago, it's no surprise that the couple decided to call
the Windy City home.
Giuliana told People,
"Bill and I both grew up in the suburbs.
We love that sense of community.
And I have loved Chicago ever since we started dating nine years ago."
This transition marked the end of Rancic's days of hosting E! News, though she remains
involved with the network from time to time.
She told Fox News,
"I love E! News but what's best for my family, as well as my current schedule, just won't
allow for the commitment a daily show takes."
"I pulled back from the career I love and it was the best decision I ever made to just
be home and be a mom."
Even so, Rancic continues to prove she's a force to be reckoned with both on and off-camera.
In 2012, she and Bill opened RPM Italian in Chicago.
And the celebrity power couple has gone on to expand the RPM restaurant brand and open
even more restaurants under the group.
Rancic has also made her mark in the world of fashion, publishing, wine-making, and philanthropy.
You know, all in a day's work for this dedicated star.
"If you just work really, really hard, you can get whatever you want."
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