[Submitted via press release]
E! NEWS EXCLUSIVE: GIULIANA AND BILL RANCIC: WE'RE HAVING A BABY!
Get ready for Giuliana & Bill ... & Baby! Yes, Giuliana Rancic has some wonderful news- she and husband Bill are expecting their first child.
"We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered," the E! News anchor and Fashion Police co-host exclusively tells us. Adds Bill, "We are absolutely ecstatic to be sharing this with everyone who has been following our journey."
So when will Baby Rancic make the scene?
The tyke is due in late summer via a gestational surrogate - which means the baby will be the Rancics' genetic child.
Giuliana and Bill, whose struggles to have a baby have been well documented, will appear on Monday's Today Show to elaborate on the details behind the pregnancy and discuss how their life is about to take a happy turn.
"We received an incredible amount of love and prayers from viewers around the world," says Giuliana, "and we want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of them for their love."
Today's announcement follows several trying months that included Giuliana being diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing a successful double mastectomy.
Three weeks ago, the couple appeared on Today and Giuliana gave an optimistic prognosis. "I'm good," she said, adding she didn't need chemotherapy. "You do what the doctors tell you to do and it's going to be OK."
Bill also announced the two planned to renew their vows this summer - "and really take life on and look at it in a new light."
In addition to Giuliana's gigs on E! News and Fashion Police, the fifth season of Giuliana & Bill is rolling along on the Style Network, and just last week the Rancics confirmed they would host the Eva Longoria-produced dating series Ready for Love, slated to debut later this year on NBC. They also have a brand new Chicago restaurant, RPM Italian.
As Bill told us last December, "2012 is going to be our year."
Yes, indeed.
Congratulations, you two!
E! will be airing a special Giuliana True Hollywood Story on Thursday, 3 May 2012 at 21h00 to coincide with the news. The THS features Giuliana and her inner circle giving insights into her life and the challenges she's faced.