{"id":2254890,"date":"2026-01-28T18:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2254890"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:07:25","slug":"giada-says-she-wouldve-ended-her-career-if-not-for-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/giada-says-she-wouldve-ended-her-career-if-not-for-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Giada Says She &#8220;Would&#8217;ve Ended Her Career&#8221; If Not for Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">\n<p><em data-node-id=\"0.0.0.0\">Giada De Laurentiis spoke to <\/em>Good Housekeeping<em data-node-id=\"0.0.0.2\"> about motherhood and her daughter, Jade. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">\n<p><em data-node-id=\"0.1.0.0\">The celebrity chef opened up about her TV career and how Jade has inspired her to continue working.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">\n<p><em data-node-id=\"0.2.0.0\">Giada also shared her thoughts on empty-nest syndrome as her daughter prepares to go to college.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">With more than two decades on TV, one would think <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a65026741\/giada-de-laurentiis-new-tv-show-prime-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a65026741\/giada-de-laurentiis-new-tv-show-prime-video\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Giada De Laurentiis\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"2.1.0\">Giada De Laurentiis<\/strong><\/a> would be comfortable with fame. But it turns out she has some thoughts about her career on the small screen\u2014including the one person who inspires her to push herself.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Ever since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/show\/everyday-italian\/umc.cmc.72vi9hpxls1u87owff4g251td\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/show\/everyday-italian\/umc.cmc.72vi9hpxls1u87owff4g251td\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Everyday Italian\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"13f62fcc-a777-4892-b245-c6987a5cfd94\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link product-links css-h40fkh emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"3.1.0\">Everyday Italian<\/em><\/a> first aired on Food Network in 2003, viewers have watched the celebrity chef make food <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/tv-shows\/a69663749\/giada-de-laurentiis-2025-tv-show-youtube-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/tv-shows\/a69663749\/giada-de-laurentiis-2025-tv-show-youtube-instagram\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"on various shows\" data-node-id=\"3.6\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">on various shows<\/a> that highlight her Italian-American heritage. Additionally, Giada has showcased her culinary skills on major programs such as the <em data-node-id=\"3.8\">Today <\/em>show and <em data-node-id=\"3.10\">Good Morning America<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">However, as she exclusively told <em data-node-id=\"4.1\">Good Housekeeping<\/em>, she has her daughter, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-giada-de-laurentiis-daughter-jade-7502323\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-giada-de-laurentiis-daughter-jade-7502323\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Jade Thompson\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"4.3.0\">Jade Thompson<\/strong><\/a> (whom she shares with her ex-husband, <strong data-node-id=\"4.5\">Todd Thompson<\/strong>), to thank for giving her the confidence to be on all the time.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"large\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-large embed css-1vw1yg0 e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-fw50lw e1fodxfw2\"><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-1klqam7 e1geg53v2\">Kevin Winter\/GA<\/span><\/figcaption><p>Giada De Laurentiis and her daughter, Jade Thompson, at the Los Angeles premiere of <em>Ferrari <\/em>in December 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cWhat people don\u2019t know is that I\u2019m actually a shy person,\u201d she told us in partnership with Italian beer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/peroniitalia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/peroniitalia.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Peroni Nastro Azzurro\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">Peroni Nastro Azzurro<\/a> ahead of the 2026 Olympics. \u201cI find that my daughter has been so helpful in pushing the boundaries for me and making me take more risks in a way that I don\u2019t think I ever would have before. If she wasn\u2019t around, I may have ended my career a long time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-q14sem e94w1mj1\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-17-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk e1kgjrvy4\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-17-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz e1kgjrvy5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw eagam8p0\"\/>Get the Latest from Giada de Laurentiis<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">As fans have watched Jade grow up on TV and the chef\u2019s social media accounts, they\u2019ve come to celebrate the mother-daughter duo\u2019s highs and lows. And with Jade <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSQRHlyEnUN\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSQRHlyEnUN\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"heading off to college\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">heading off to college<\/a> in the fall, Giada says she\u2019s both excited and apprehensive about her only child stepping into the next stage of her life.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cAs a mom, I\u2019ve always planned my life around Jade\u2019s schedule, and it\u2019s been that way for the last 18 years,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a tough transition, but I think it\u2019ll be fun. Yes, there will be those sad moments where I realize that my time with her is now limited, but it\u2019ll be different. She\u2019s not going to live at home anymore, and I think that\u2019ll take some getting used to.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">She says she prepared for an empty-nester life, although she\u2019s not quite ready for this phase to end.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cI feel like my job is done in a way,\u201d she concluded. \u201cWhile I don\u2019t ever really want it to end, maybe I\u2019ll find something to distract me come September!\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-q14sem e94w1mj1\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-19-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk e1kgjrvy4\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-19-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz e1kgjrvy5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw eagam8p0\"\/>Read More TV + Pop Culture News<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.goodhousekeeping.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giada De Laurentiis spoke to Good Housekeeping about motherhood and her daughter, Jade. The celebrity chef opened up about her TV career and how Jade has inspired her to continue working. Giada also shared her thoughts on empty-nest syndrome as her daughter prepares to go to college. 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