CHEF Rachael Ray has shared a rare photo of her husband on a birthday trip just one year after her talk show was canceled.
The trip also comes just weeks after Rachael, 56, raised concern among fans for looking unrecognizable in a recent cooking video.
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The TV personality’s latest Instagram post showed her husband, John Cusimano, as the two celebrated his 57th birthday in Italy.
The first photo showed John blowing out candles atop his Italian dessert, followed by other scenery snaps of their getaway.
“Celebrating John’s birthday at a perfect and memorable hotel in Puglia,” Rachael wrote in the caption.
Since buying a house in 2019, the couple has been living it up at their current residence in Tuscany, Italy.
Roughly one year ago, the talk show host decided it was time to end The Rachael Ray Show, which began in 2006.
The syndicated daytime talk show aired its last episode in July 2023 after 17 seasons following low ratings.
“I’ve made the decision that it’s time for me to move on to the next exciting chapter in my broadcast career,” she revealed in March 2023.
While she may have ended her long-running show, Rachael has not slowed down in her career.
RACHAEL ON AIR
Most recently, Rachael premiered her new show, Rachael Ray in Tuscany, on June 24.
The USA Network series features Rachael making Italian dishes from her kitchen in Italy.
She also ventures outside her kitchen to make dishes throughout Tuscany and uses local ingredients from the region.
After a clip from the show was recently shared on TikTok, many fans noticed how different the cookbook author looked from her previous years on TV.
“OMG, I didn’t realize it was her. She looks so different now,” one person said, while another added that they “hardly recognized her.”
Rachael Ray Television Shows
Rachael Ray has been on TV since 2001, cooking up recipes and working with other celebrity chefs. Here are the TV programs that she has hosted
30 Minutes Meals – 2001 to 2012, Food Network
Rachael Ray – talk show, 2006 to 2023, USA Network
Rachael’s Vacation – 2008, Food Network, five-part mini-series
Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day – reality TV cooking show, 2010, Food Network
Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off – co-hosted with Guy Fieri, 2012, Food Network
Rachael Ray in Tuscany – 2024 to present, USA Network
Earlier this year, Rachael also started a new show called Meals in Minutes on FYI Network.
The show is similar to Rachael’s Food Network hit series, 30 Minute Meals, which ran from 2001 until 2012.
The new show takes viewers into the chef’s home kitchen and teaches them meals that can be made in minutes.
Rachael also acquired a two-year TV deal for the series in January.
RACHAEL & JOHN
The couple tied the knot in Italy in 2005.
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While the celebrity chef’s husband works in a different industry, he has always supported her career.
John appeared with his famous wife in the FYI show,
Rachael Ray’s Italian Dream Home, which premiered in April 2021.
John used to practice in New York City as an entertainment lawyer, primarily in film, and now works on the businesses he shares with Rachael.
He is also the lead singer and songwriter of his rock band, The Cringe, and has dabbled in producing and acting.
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