How Old Is Giada De Laurentiis? All About the Chef on ‘DWTS’

• Giada De Laurentiis is 56 and competing on Dancing With the Stars season 35 with pro Alan Bersten.
• The Food Network star has been with boyfriend Shane Farley for more than a decade.
• Her daughter Jade, 18, whom she shares with ex-husband Todd Thompson, just left for college.

Giada De Laurentiis swapped her kitchen for the ballroom this month, joining Dancing With the Stars season 35 at 56.

The chef and Food Network host scored 16 with pro Alan Bersten on the Sept. 16 premiere. Here’s everything to know about her, starting with the question people search most.

How old is Giada De Laurentiis?

De Laurentiis was born on Aug. 22, 1970, in Rome, which makes her 56. She is the granddaughter of the late Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis and moved to the U.S. as a child.

What is Giada De Laurentiis known for?

De Laurentiis is one of Food Network’s biggest stars, hosting Everyday Italian and Giada at Home, among other shows, and winning a Daytime Emmy. She has written more than a dozen cookbooks and opened her own Las Vegas restaurant.

Who is Giada De Laurentiis’ boyfriend?

De Laurentiis has been dating television producer Shane Farley since 2013. The couple marked 10 years together in 2025, and Farley, a four-time Emmy winner, has worked on shows including The Rachael Ray Show.

The two are not married and have said they are not in a hurry to change that.

Does Giada De Laurentiis have kids?

She has one daughter, Jade, 18, from her marriage to fashion designer Todd Thompson. De Laurentiis and Thompson wed in 2003 and divorced in 2015.

Jade started college in the fall of 2026, and her mother documented the goodbye on social media weeks before the DWTS premiere — a new-empty-nester storyline the show has leaned into.

Who is Giada’s partner on ‘Dancing With the Stars’?

De Laurentiis is paired with pro Alan Bersten, a former Mirrorball champion. To vote, text GIADA to 21523 during the live show or vote on ABC’s site; our DWTS voting guide has the deadlines.

See the full lineup in our DWTS season 35 cast guide, who’s already gone home in our elimination tracker, and fellow contestant Jenna Dewan. More in Celebrities.

Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+ and streams the next day on Hulu.

— Bruno Monteiro

Sources: ABC’s live broadcast of the season 35 premiere (Sept. 16, 2026); Dancing With the Stars (@dancingwiththestars) on Instagram. Biographical details as reported by People, TV Insider and Food Network.