Letting Rachael Ray‘s newest confession marinate.
The cooking guru, 56, not too long ago recalled a miscommunication along with her and her now-husband John Cusimano, 57, in 2001.
“The first time I saw my husband, I thought he was gay and I tried to set him up on a date with a male friend of mine,” Ray mentioned in a preview clip from the Tuesday episode of Tommy DiDario’s “I’ve Never Said This Before” podcast, per Us Weekly. “And he said, ‘But I am not gay.”
Which led the “Rachael Ray Show” host to cook dinner up a distinct plan in her head.
“Then I was like, ‘Check, please’ and I couldn’t wait to get him in the sack,” revealed the businesswoman. “It was [a memorable evening] and he is a very blessed man.”
In the course of the podcast, Ray went into additional element about her intercourse life with the lawyer.
“I had to buy two different sized suits for our wedding from Prada because his jacket was one size and his trouser was another,” the TV persona teased. “I certainly am — I am a very lucky lady.”
Ray and Cusimano tied the knot in 2005 and renewed their vows in 2015 on the similar fort in Tuscany the place they exchanged vows the primary time round.
“We balance each other, we always have,” Ray gushed to Folks in 2022. “We knew we’d get through this together.”
However the pair has additionally had their ups and downs, notably amid the COVID pandemic.
“John and I have always worked together, but in separate buildings. John focuses on the business dealings and all of the different facets of our brand while I make TV shows in the studio all day,” Ray informed Us in 2020. “But now we do everything together which of course is a huge adjustment.”
Which helped the duo study extra about one another, greater than anything.
“I think that we now have a better understanding of the role each of us has played, behind the scenes,” Ryan continued. “I don’t normally get to hear what he does during all the business calls that would happen in a day … and he doesn’t see how much work goes into making TV shows.”
And being married for practically 20 years has a “weird way” of offering a sure synchronicity of their marriage.
Throughout a November episode of Ray’s podcast, “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” the star invited visitor Jacques Pépin to debate the significance of marriage. Ray informed the French chef that she and the musician “brought something to each other.”
“You know, [John is] a lawyer and a musician,” Ray defined. “I’m not a musician. I’m certainly no lawyer. I hate reading legal documents and official stuff, but we balance each other in a weird way. We allow each other to be open to different worlds.”
She added, “I also think it’s fun to be able to get out thoughts truthfully.”
In the course of the podcast, Ray credited her husband for being an “essential” a part of her success.
“I love my husband, John, and John works with me and has built our business and our brand together, but we agreed in concept about service to community, service to the world, service to animals, to children,” Ray mentioned.
She famous, “It was very important to me that I marry him, because I thought this person could be a true partner in what I believe in and helping people and building not a business, but a community.”
