Bikini-clad Giada de Laurentiis is getting serious with new boyfriend Shane Farley
It looks like things are getting serious for Giada de Laurentiis and her new boyfriend, star TV producer Shane Farley–and they’re getting serious very quickly indeed. The pair’s whirlwind romance recently saw them spend the post-Christmas holiday together; now, it’s emerged that Shane is interested in becoming the manager of the entire Giada de Laurentiis brand.
What exactly does that mean? Onlookers have been speculating openly how quickly Giada de Laurentiis and Shane Farley have moved from professional acquaintances (which they were, up until this past August) to dating, to spending the week after Christmas together–and away from Giada’s daughter. The pair also drew criticism when it emerged last autumn that Farley is going through a divorce; though a rep for Giada said the Food Network star had only been with Farley since August, Farley’s wife claimed she had no idea that her husband was seeing other women, and her lawyer said his client was “devastated.”
Shane Farley–pictured to the right of Giada de Laurentiis in the photo above–also raised eyebrows when he made the big move from New York to Los Angeles last year. Television execs said the move was work-related: Farley was the producer of the short-lived televisual program FABlife, which is said to be on life support following the departure of host Tyra Banks. But recent speculation has focused on the possibility of Farley and Giada de Laurentiis moving in together.
According to one of those execs, it won’t be long before Farley jumps ship–and, apparently, he’s looking to sail with Giada de Laurentiis in a most deliberate way. “Shane’s thinking of his next chapter,” said that source. “He wants to be Giada’s manager. She has a book agent, and an agent and publicist, but not someone overseeing the entire brand.”
The “entire” brand includes a new Food Network show, in addition to Giada’s current deals with the network; annual cookbooks; and a line of kitchen products that tie in with her larger network contract. Though Giada de Laurentiis’ net worth has fluctuated a great deal over the past year, because of her pricey divorce from ex-husband Todd Thompson, her medium-term earnings are estimated to be in the healthy eight-figure range.
Of course, worries about money and business arrangements didn’t stop the two from having what appeared to be a grand time in Mexico for the holidays. Earlier today, E! shared a few photos of Giada de Laurentiis and Shane Farley spraying each other with suntan lotion and gallivanting about the beach in swimwear. And Giada kept her fans updated with a series of jealousy-inducing photos from the trip:
My kind of Monday….. #mexico A photo posted by Giada DeLaurentiis (@giadadelaurentiis) on
Last day in paradise… #thecape #loscabos @thecapehotel A photo posted by Giada DeLaurentiis (@giadadelaurentiis) on
(Photo credits: Giada de Laurentiis via Instagram, Derrick Salters / WENN.com)
