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Giuliana Rancic Regrets Putting Work Before Motherhood: I Chased My Career Instead Of Chasing Guys

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Giuliana Rancic's fairy tale life ground to an abrupt halt after enduring two failed IVF cycles and battling breast cancer, and now the reality star and E! host is opening up about her painful struggle and how she manages to remain positive even in the face of adversity.

Giuliana sat down for a candid tell-all which appears in the November issue of Health magazine, and shares her one regret in life — putting her career before motherhood.

The now 38-year-old shares that she first started trying for a family with husband Bill Rancic at the age of 35. "I always say how I chased my career instead of chasing guys," she confesses. "No one ever told me, 'Oh, by the way, your eggs change when you reach a certain age,' I didn’t think 35 was old!"

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Giuliana unexpectedly discovered that she had breast cancer while going through IVF treatment, and she says learning of the diagnosis made her dream of having a family seem even more impossible.

Giuliana admits that she experienced feelings of jealousy towards other moms, thinking: "I’m a good person, and I could give someone the greatest life of all, but yet I can’t get pregnant. And then you watch these TV shows, 16 and Pregnant, and these girls who want nothing to do with their babies and are pregnant. And you're going, what?"


A once healthy and happy Rancic was heart broken by her diagnosis, but says she found comfort in the people closest to her, especially Bill who was her rock throughout.

"[After learning of the diagnosis], I ran into my dressing room and started hysterically crying," she said. "Bill was really the one who had to pick me up off the floor and say, 'Hey, we’re making a plan here.' He took over.

"Whenever I was so sad, when I was on the floor kicking and screaming and crying, the best way I could pull out of it was when I would remind myself, 'Even with this happening, you're still better off than a lot of people.'

"For me, it was saying 'Yes, I have breast cancer…' But, you know what? Thank god I'm going to a good doctor.

"I'm so fortunate I found it early. I'm so fortunate to have Bill. I'm so fortunate that I have a boss who understands."

After beating breast cancer, Giuliana and Bill proved that you really can have it all when they welcomed their son Edward Duke on August 30 via surrogate.


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sassandthecity 30th-Oct-2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
This article basically has all the reasons why I dislike and like Guiliana in equals amounts crammed into it.
mydogfred 31st-Oct-2012 12:22 am (UTC)
lol mte
schexyschteve 30th-Oct-2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
Giuliana admits that she experienced feelings of jealousy towards other moms, thinking: "I’m a good person, and I could give someone the greatest life of all, but yet I can’t get pregnant. And then you watch these TV shows, 16 and Pregnant, and these girls who want nothing to do with their babies and are pregnant. And you're going, what?"

I was just talking about this yesterday in the Leah from Teen Mom 2 post. It's SO difficult to see.
bollyhood 31st-Oct-2012 12:01 am (UTC)
She wasn't exactly responsible either, in order to get pregnant she was told to gain weight, which she refused to do. And now she has her son she pimps him out just as much as Farrah does Sophia, if not more.
whitegirlthin 31st-Oct-2012 12:02 am (UTC)
She has stated that she refused to gain weight??
hammersxstrings 31st-Oct-2012 06:07 pm (UTC)
that's what i was wondering about, how skinny she was. i didn't think it was a matter of age but of how tiny she was...
die2nitelive4ev 30th-Oct-2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
I worry about this all time. I know I'll have issues having kids but I want that career.
snggdsyreus 31st-Oct-2012 01:24 am (UTC)
MTE. I'm too selfish rn, but it genuinely is harder to have a kid the older you get. Plus it's more dangerous for the baby and you. :/ Boo biological clocks!
highd 31st-Oct-2012 04:00 pm (UTC)
I didn't wait so much for a career, I waited because I am still too selfish to have a kid, and my husband works like 80 hours a week, and he doesn't want me to be a single parent. Being 36 right now and knowing that my time to have kids is slipping way is hard to adjust to. Although I am not in anyway jealous of other people that have kids.

It also doesn't help that I have an ovarian syndrome that is going to require a lot of effort to have kids either.
gypsy_leerose 31st-Oct-2012 06:30 pm (UTC)
Me too
lickety_split 31st-Oct-2012 08:16 pm (UTC)
Oh God after reading countless articles about how much women are hindered career-wise once they start having kids, no thank you. I'll let someone else take the hit and just be the happy, rich auntie tbh.
bollyhood 30th-Oct-2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
I hate how she and her husband pimp out that baby at any opportunity.
whitegirlthin 31st-Oct-2012 12:01 am (UTC)
IMO, they have waited SO long for a baby, and after all of the miscarriages and bullshit they've had to go through to get where they are today, I say show off that baby if you want! They're just very proud parents.
publicfrenemy 31st-Oct-2012 12:54 am (UTC)
it's so hard not to show off your baby once you have one. I know I'm deluded, but I'm convinced that my baby is the cutest in creation and that my entire extended family needs to see approximately 3 photos everyday. ngl, if I were famous, I'd probably be guilting of "pimping him out."
lupine_seeds 30th-Oct-2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
ladies, don't listen to this crap :) 35 is not old.
schexyschteve 31st-Oct-2012 12:01 am (UTC)
Fertility-wise, it becomes MUCH harder
die2nitelive4ev 31st-Oct-2012 12:01 am (UTC)
It can cause more complications and more difficulties getting pregnant. Especially if you have health issues anyway. It's not old but it doesnt make it easier.
lupine_seeds 31st-Oct-2012 12:17 am (UTC)
even if that's true, her message isn't cool

i also don't like her stance on pasta
kurtvonnegut 31st-Oct-2012 12:03 am (UTC)
i am 100% aware that older women have more complications but i'm so tired of this society that shames women about having children past 30 as if they really care about the health of the fetus.
mots_inutiles 31st-Oct-2012 12:17 am (UTC)
I personally think that 35 is old to start trying if you want more than one child, especially given all the health risks and trials associated with pregnancies as you near and go past 40.
ebertrules 31st-Oct-2012 12:22 am (UTC)
seriously i know of so many women who had no trouble having children at that age including my mom. yeah yeah it's just ~anecdata~ but fearmongering is not cool either.

Edited at 2012-10-31 12:22 am (UTC)
starfish11 31st-Oct-2012 12:30 am (UTC)
In terms of your reproductive life it is the age at which fertility starts to decline more quickly. Doesn't mean it's too old to get pregnant at all, but it does mean it might be more difficult. I think women should be aware of that, and be able to make informed decisions on their life plans.
lupine_seeds 31st-Oct-2012 12:32 am (UTC)
why is everyone jumping down my throat for this comment? just as no one can tell you whether or not to get an abortion, no one can tell you what age it's safe to have children unless it's on an indivudal basis. that should be a decision made by you and the health consequences determined by a doctor.

Edited at 2012-10-31 12:34 am (UTC)
frenchverbs 31st-Oct-2012 12:41 am (UTC)
ita.
kerrence 31st-Oct-2012 03:06 am (UTC)
it isn't at all. unfortunately in my family, women start menopause symptoms at ~35 (mom, grandma, aunt, great grandma, etc) so the clock is ticking for me. I'll be 30 in a month. but if you don't have a family history like that? 35 is no biggie.
sunredskyblue 31st-Oct-2012 02:05 pm (UTC)
35 seems like a perfect age for me.
ihopeyoushine 30th-Oct-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
before she found out about her cancer while she was trying to get pregnant wasn't she told that she needed to gain weight to be able to carry a baby though and she refused? not bashing her just wondering
whitegirlthin 31st-Oct-2012 12:00 am (UTC)
I don't think she refused to gain weight... It's just hard for some people to gain weight.
distant_lines 31st-Oct-2012 12:04 am (UTC)
She refused to because then she wouldn't be a sample size.
ihopeyoushine 31st-Oct-2012 12:07 am (UTC)
I thought she said she refused because it's her job to be as skinny as the celebs that come on E News
violetsapphire 31st-Oct-2012 12:16 am (UTC)
I think she was on the View and she said she did not want to gain weight even though her doctor recommended it.
frenchverbs 31st-Oct-2012 12:42 am (UTC)
No, she actually refused. She said that weight had nothing to do with getting pregnant if Nicole Richie and Rachel Zoe had no issues.
andisprohi 31st-Oct-2012 03:21 am (UTC)
Please, look at a picture of her 10 years ago. She could gain weight back if she wanted to:
http://www.jerryoconnellfansite.com/interviews/nwjerrygiuliana350.jpg
fleegull 31st-Oct-2012 12:17 am (UTC)
Here's a story from 2010 where she states that she put on the five pounds her doctor requested but she still couldn't get pregnant. It's pretty silly to refuse to gain weight in order to get pregnant since that will result in you gaining weight.

Edited at 2012-10-31 12:17 am (UTC)
fred2265 31st-Oct-2012 12:37 am (UTC)
I understood that to be the case..
lovinewan 31st-Oct-2012 05:38 am (UTC)
Yeah she has an eating disorder and that prevented her from getting pregnant. The fertility drugs caused her to have breast cancer.
lightwillguide 30th-Oct-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
Girl, what?
kurtvonnegut 30th-Oct-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
wtf, she never said she regretted putting her career before motherhood. she simply said that she worked on her career before she started thinking about kids. rme, radar.
whitegirlthin 31st-Oct-2012 12:00 am (UTC)
Radar ALWAYS has misleading titles!
kurtvonnegut 31st-Oct-2012 12:01 am (UTC)
i was about to sideeye giuliana for thinking women can't have a career and kids (millions of moms do it every day) but looks like radar is just trying to start a shitstorm.
whitegirlthin 30th-Oct-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
I love her ;D
kevonmartini10 31st-Oct-2012 12:00 am (UTC)
I feel bad for her but I also think she's kind of terrible

oh well
morant_bay 31st-Oct-2012 12:03 am (UTC)
i agree.
d00ditsemily 31st-Oct-2012 12:12 am (UTC)
ia
pistol_eyes 31st-Oct-2012 01:50 am (UTC)
same
goldenlockets 31st-Oct-2012 02:47 am (UTC)
same
blrocks 31st-Oct-2012 12:00 am (UTC)
She looks so much better with the makeup above than that orange shit she has while she does the commentary on the show.
die2nitelive4ev 31st-Oct-2012 12:02 am (UTC)
I swear the pay her to look shit so Hollywood looks better.
tobiveil12 31st-Oct-2012 03:09 am (UTC)
I'm waiting for her to realize that hair style is not a good cut. she is like a real life worker ant from the movie ANTZ. She needs bangs, and short hair, so she doesn't look like a thinning crack addict
blrocks 31st-Oct-2012 03:15 am (UTC)
She and Adam Sandler are like head cousins, with HUGE egg-shaped heads. I think she uses the hair as a some kind of distraction from up top.
madhubala 31st-Oct-2012 12:01 am (UTC)
Bitch plz!
latexana 31st-Oct-2012 12:02 am (UTC)
I... this stupidity. I can not.

Gurl, there are plenty of women that can have children at 35, so step off.
die2nitelive4ev 31st-Oct-2012 12:03 am (UTC)
and there are plenty who can't because they left it to late or just can't in general. SO year those dumb bitches who can't have kids
distant_lines 31st-Oct-2012 12:02 am (UTC)
Chick wouldn't even gain 10 pounds when her ob-gyn told her to, because it could help her chances to conceive. She chased anorexia.
thishollywood 31st-Oct-2012 12:04 am (UTC)
well, ultimately her career... b/c if she would have gained she prob would have been asked to lose it ~for the camera. esp prob if she didnt end up gettin preg after a few months
levant_85 31st-Oct-2012 05:16 am (UTC)
You know there are several E! News presenters who look healthy and seem to have an average weight so I doubt E! pressured her to starve herself.
whitegirlthin 31st-Oct-2012 12:04 am (UTC)
Wait, where are people getting this from? Did she say that she refused to gain weight?? IDK, but I'm so curious.
bananasnrum 31st-Oct-2012 12:07 am (UTC)
yes, lets just continue to shame her. go ahead, like anorexia is some kind of easy thing to turn on and off...
deja_vu822 31st-Oct-2012 12:15 am (UTC)
if she does/did indeed have an eating disorder, you don't get to just stop because you want kids. she pretty obviously wanted a kid very badly and if she couldn't bring herself to gain weight for it, that seems to speak to the severity of her disorder, not to shallowness or vanity.
morant_bay 31st-Oct-2012 12:03 am (UTC)
i thank god every day that i was always chill about this subject. i wanted kids, but only if i was married to a decent man and had a stable family life and that just never happened. i also knew i would have regretted it if i had ditched my career in favor of a guy. i got married at 43 and i have a 6 year old stepson, so it all wound up working itself out with no stresses. i wish i could understand baby fever and the whole biological clock thing, but i just can't relate.
kurtvonnegut 31st-Oct-2012 12:06 am (UTC)
good for you, bb <3 no woman should feel rushed into finding a man by a certain age.
morant_bay 31st-Oct-2012 12:10 am (UTC)
aw man, thanks... i expected to get flamed for that comment!
cheryb 31st-Oct-2012 12:18 am (UTC)
I want kids, everyone around me is having kids, but I don't want kids just to have them. I want the right man, the right life. I refuse to put my non-existent future children through the struggles I was forced to go through. I'm 26. 80% ok being childless and alone, 20% feeling spinster-ish.
_erin_go_bragh 31st-Oct-2012 08:34 am (UTC)
Thank you. I'm about to be 32 and feel like everyone is looking at me side-eyed. I want kids but not until I'm stable, you know? Congratulations! Sounds like you made good choices, bebe! ;)
muzicnem 1st-Nov-2012 05:22 am (UTC)
This is so me. I'm 26 and in no rush to find a semi-passable husband and pop out multiple kids just because I'm under some sort of deadline. I'd rather wait it out and find someone I know I'm going to be with for the long haul and adopt if I have to.
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