Giuliana Rancic

About

Giuliana Rancic (; née DePandi; born August 17, 1974) is an American entertainment reporter and television personality. She is a former co-anchor of E! News and resides in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Rancic was born in Naples, Italy and immigrated to the United States with her family at age seven. Her father was a tailor who owned a store in White Flint Mall, and they lived nearby in Bethesda, Maryland; Rancic went to Walt Whitman High School, where she was a cheerleader.
She had surgery to correct her scoliosis when she was 21. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s degree in journalism from American University. During this time, she worked for a Capitol Hill news bureau covering stories related to the U.S. government. Rancic also graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School.

Rancic joined E! network’s E! News as a reporter in 2002 and became an anchor in 2005. Over the years, she has shared co-hosting responsibilities with Ryan Seacrest, Terrence J, and Jason Kennedy.
Additionally, she co-hosted E!’s Fashion Police and often co-hosts red carpet events for award shows…