Rachael Ray Feels ‘Wildly Lucky’ To Have Husband

Weeks after many followers voiced their considerations for Rachael Ray, the superstar chef is opening up about how “fortunate” she is to have her husband, John Cusimano, who’s the lead singer of the rock band The Cringe.

Within the second episode of her new podcast, “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” Rachael took a second to replicate on her relationship, telling listeners that she feels “wildly fortunate” to have her husband by her facet.

Whereas talking with visitor Billy Crudup about his relationship with spouse Naomi Watts, Rachael Ray, praised her personal partner, acknowledging the power and assist he brings to her life.

Rachael and her husband, musician and lawyer John Cusimano, tied the knot in Italy in 2005. A decade later, the couple returned to the identical Tuscan fortress to resume their vows, celebrating their enduring dedication within the place the place they first mentioned, “I do.”

“I’m very wildly, wildly, wildly fortunate that I’ve my husband,” she mentioned of John on her podcast. “However he understands I want my house. He wants his house.”

Ray then requested visitor Billy Crudup, “You guys are each wildly profitable actors. How do you guys work that out? Do you take into account and take a look at materials on her while you’re studying a component and vice versa, or do you simply, like, keep in separate corners? John and I largely keep in separate corners.”

Crudup, who started courting Naomi Watts in 2017 and married her in 2023, responded by saying that the unpredictability of a inventive profession is “not for everyone.”

“That lack of predictability and a little bit of the carnival life and just a little little bit of rock and roll can typically be exhausting to the purpose that you just’re not correctly taking good care of your self,” he instructed Rachael on the podcast. “And the actual fact is, if you wish to be part of this, it’s a must to encompass your self with sufficient individuals who can each promote you, encourage your approach of doing it, and assist to guard you. And that could be a lot to ask.”

He continued, “And the actual fact is, Naomi and I’ve each been round for some time, so now we have some stage of appreciation about how one can assist handle each other. And we are also each actually thinking about appearing, so we do discuss stuff.”

Rachael’s current feedback about her husband come weeks after she left followers “involved” as she was heard slurring her phrases.

Earlier this yr, superstar chef Rachael honored the late Tony Bennett in a video from her FYI sequence “Rachael Ray in Tuscany.” Within the heartfelt phase, she ready Bennett’s favourite dish, ossobuco, whereas recounting a memorable story of how she “nearly killed him” when he slipped on her polished flooring throughout a go to.

Within the video, Rachael’s unusually gradual speech caught followers’ consideration, resulting in hypothesis that there is perhaps a severe underlying situation.

“I feel it is a mini-stroke,” one person speculated. “A part of her mouth appears sinking. When was this???? I have never seen her this makes me so unhappy.”

One other commented, “I like you however are you okay? I’m significantly involved.”

In response to those considerations, Rachael’s consultant instructed TMZ that she has “no remark” relating to the scenario.

Rachael has beforehand opened up concerning the unconventional strategies she makes use of to resolve arguments together with her husband, John.

“It’s very onerous, particularly for hot-tempered or inventive or vociferous loud individuals to have the ability to simply calm it down,” she instructed visitor Jenny Mollen on the primary episode of “I am going to Sleep After I’m Useless,” per People. “John and I don’t calm it down ever. We have now big screaming matches on a regular basis, however I feel that’s wholesome. I actually do. And I don’t belief individuals which might be too quiet.”

“Too quiet freaks me out,” she added. “I favor that you just inform me what you suppose while you suppose it and let’s simply get all of it on the market.”

She later instructed Mollen that they do not “ever apologize to one another.”

In 2020, for an interview for “The Rachael Ray Present” web site, Rachael spoke out about who her husband is.

“John is a musician,” she mentioned. “He needed to go to Berklee Faculty of Music and was accepted and he is a terrific musician and he performs 57 completely different devices. However he went to regulation faculty as a result of his dad and mom instructed him cautiously that it is higher to have a commerce. He actually is a grasp of keyboards, each stringed instrument, he is particularly nice with percussion.”

“Smartest factor I ever did was marry an leisure lawyer—saved me a bundle,” Ray later mentioned. “Leisure licensing is what John does.”