Giuliana Rancic shares video of ‘first handshake’ ever with husband Bill on E! News as fans gush ‘this is nostalgic’
By Juliane Pettorossi,
2024-09-02
TV host Giuliana Rancic has shared a throwback video with her now-husband Bill to celebrate their 17th anniversary.
The former E! News correspondent commemorated the special day with her entrepreneur husband as fans gushed over the nostalgic post.
Former E! News correspondent Giuliana Rancic in a throwback video from her first interview with her now-husband Bill Rancic E! News Giuliana Rancic and her husband, Bill Rancic, pose outdoors with their 12-year-old son, Duke Instagram/giulianarancic Giuliana Rancic shares video of first handshake ever with husband Bill Rancic on E! News in 2005 E! News Bill Rancic and Giuliana Rancic celebrate the grand opening of RPM Italian at The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas in 2022 Getty
Giuliana , 50, shared a compilation video that started with a clip of her and Bill, 53, sharing an awkward first handshake before dating.
The G by Giuliana Home founder, whose last name was DePandi at the time, rocked dark hair and a black blouse as she shook Bill’s hand, who was dressed in a suit and tie.
The sweet moment was followed by photos of the couple over the years, including some taken with their young son, Duke, whom they welcomed via surrogate in 2012.
“Little did we know, that first handshake would lead to the best years of our lives [hearts] Happy 17th anniversary baby. I love you forever!!!” The journalist wrote in the caption.
In the comments, fans gushed over the 2007 moment and what has come from it.
“Yall make me so happy for I know your match was a match made in heaven and you have been creating your little piece of heaven ever since,” one person wrote.
“How great to have that first handshake on camera,” a second wrote.
“This is nostalgic! Still remember when you guys were dating and then watching your show! Miss watching what tv was then,” said a third.
The couple had their own reality show on The Style Network, Giuliana & Bill, which ran for seven seasons from 2009 until 2014.
“Oh my gosh… this feels like yesterday. I love you both so much and am so grateful to be able to witness what true love looks like,” another wrote.
Bill, who won the first season of The Apprentice , also commemorated the anniversary on his Instagram Stories.
He shared a photo from the couple’s wedding, adding, “17 amazing years @giulianarancic Happy Anniversary my love!”
LOVE AT FIRST INTERVIEW
The couple met in 2005 and married in Capri , Italy, two years later.
Giuliana & Bill Rancic
The couple has been inseperable since their first interview.
Giuliana interviewed Bill for E! News in 2005, where the two were seen flirting, and Bill even joked about proposing.
The two married in September 2007 in Capri, Italy.
They welcomed their only child, son Duke, via surrogate in 2012.
From 2009-2014, the couple had their own reality show on The Style Network, Giuliana & Bill.
Giuliana left E! in 2021 and has since launched her own home line with HSN.
In 2024, the couple celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary.
They immediately hit it off during their first meeting as Giuliana interviewed him on E! News .
Bill jokingly asked the host if she wanted to get married and asked, “What if I proposed? What do you guys think?” as he put his arm around her.
She went along with it, asking the audience, “Do we make a good couple?”
Giuliana asked Bill about his love life, and he answered, “It’s been… how ’bout yours? Let’s turn this around.”
She told him “the women wanted to know” if he was available, to which Bill then confirmed that he was single.
Host Giuliana Rancic poses in a cream-colored dress at the 2021 Academy Awards Getty
The two continued to flirt throughout the interview, with them saying that despite their busy schedules, they would “make time” for one another.
“This is so fun, I’m not going to want to stop,” she said at one point before noting that their astrological signs were “good together.”
Giuliana started her career as a correspondent for E!, later becoming a co-host in 2005.
After a short hiatus from the show from 2015 to 2018, she announced her retirement from the red carpet in 2021.
“After 20 fabulous years hosting E!’s red carpet, I have decided to step out of my red carpet heels into a new pair of shoes,” she wrote on Instagram .
Giuliana has since ditched the red carpet for a more relaxing lifestyle.
She recently signed on with HSN and launched her newest home line in May of this year.
She now designs “about 15 collections a year” for her fashion line for the network, per People .
Giuliana has also been in remission from breast cancer for 13 years.
Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill Rancic in a throwback photo included in her 17th wedding anniversary post Instagram/giulianarancic Bill Rancic and Giuliana Rancic, pictured in 2017, attend The Pink Agenda 10th Annual Gala at Three Sixty Degrees in New York City Getty - Contributor Bill Rancic and Giuliana Rancic celebrate the grand opening of RPM Italian at The Forum Shops at Caesars Las Vegas in 2022 Getty
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