Last week, Giada De Laurentiis made some news by confirming that yes, she was dating following her divorce earlier this year, and yes, she already has a boyfriend. I didn’t cover those stories because her new boyfriend is NOT Bobby Flay, so who cares? Well, you know who cares? The wife of Giada’s new boyfriend. Apparently, Giada has identified her new boyfriend as Shane Farley. Shane is a TV producer of shows like FabLife and he produced Rachel Ray’s show for five years. He’s described as “charming,” and genuine and “boyishly handsome.” Oh, and he’s still technically married. And there might have been some overlap with his marriage and his thing with Giada. Sigh…
When news broke on Tuesday that celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is “in love” with new boyfriend, TV producer Shane Farley, it apparently came as a shock to Farley’s wife of 15 years, whom he’s in the process of divorcing. E! Online enthused in a story about De Laurentiis’ new love — “5 Things to Know About Giada De Laurentiis’ Boyfriend Shane Farley” — that “he’s a charmer” and “he’s genuine.”
But a source noted, “They just left off he’s technically still married. When he first met Giada, he was still very much married.”
E! reported Farley and De Laurentiis first met in 2013 when he was meant to produce a show for her and Bobby Flay. De Laurentiis’ rep insisted to Page Six the pair just began dating this past August. Documents in New York Supreme Court reveal Farley filed for a divorce on March 30 from Manhattan personal trainer Jennifer Giamo. Her lawyer, Barry S. Guaglardi, told us on Wednesday after E!’s report, “My client is devastated by what she has learned through the tabloids… ‘Hurtful’ would be a mild characterization.”
A source said of the divorce proceeding, “They’re just in the middle of it.”
De Laurentiis hinted about her new man on “The Wendy Williams Show,” Nov. 4, two months after finalizing her own divorce from Todd Thompson. When Williams asked De Laurentiis if she had a boyfriend, she replied, “I’m gonna say kind of ... And I will tell you, this is the first time I’ve actually said that.” Williams added, “I could just read Page Six and find everything out, or you could just come clean now!” Well, keep on reading, Wendy!
After filing for divorce, Farley relocated to LA, where De Laurentiis is reportedly buying a $6 million Pacific Palisades mansion that belonged to Benny Goodman. De Laurentiis, married for 11 years, has previously denied rumors she dated Flay. Lawyers for Farley — whose credits include “Rachael Ray,” “Big Morning Buzz” and “FabLife” — said, “No comment.”
De Laurentiis’ rep told us, “Giada and Shane are indeed dating but did not start dating until this past August.” He said suggestions they’d been romantically involved earlier were “outright false.”
The most damning piece of evidence is that Farley relocated to LA immediately after filing for divorce from his wife. What do you want to bet that Giada quietly moved him into her Pacific Palisades mansion over the summer? “Dating since August” my ass. Giada’s sister was already posting coupled-up photos of Giada and Farley in October. AND Giada and Farley have known each other since 2013. Very suspicious. And let’s face it, Giada doesn’t have the best track record, at least if you believe even a fraction of the blind items.
Here’s a now-deleted IG of Farley and Giada (with her sister). Farley is the guy on the far right.
Photos courtesy of Instagram, WENN.
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