Stephanie March befriended Giada de Laurentiis married lovers estranged wife
One of the most contentious divorces of 2015 turned out to be Stephanie March and Bobby Flay’s much-contested divorce. There have been rumors of Flay’s wandering eye for years, and March basically waited it out until they had been married for 10 years, then she tried to break the prenup and walk away with a big chunk of Flay’s empire. We don’t know exactly what March got in the divorce, but we do know it was more than the prenup. We also know that Flay has always been particularly close to Giada De Laurentiis, who also went through a divorce this year, although hers seemed much less contentious. Giada has also faced long-standing rumors about her wandering eye, and the weekend before the announcement of her divorce was made, she spent the weekend in Miami with Flay.
In the end, there wasn’t anything going on with Giada and Bobby. Either that or they did have a brief affair and it flamed out quickly. In any case, Giada has a new boyfriend, Shane Farley. We discussed the relationship back in November, when Giada and Shane were just starting to go public after allegedly dating for just a few months. The thing is, Giada and Shane have known each other for a while, and Shane’s estranged wife Jennifer Giamo apparently has some suspicions that Giada and Shane’s relationship began when she (Jennifer) and Shane were still very much together. Enter Stephanie March!
Bobby Flay’s ex-wife Stephanie March has been consoling Manhattan personal trainer Jennifer Giamo — after Giamo’s husband filed for divorce and ended up in the arms of celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis. Flay was once rumored to be romantically linked to De Laurentiis, although both chefs denied any relationship. Giamo’s TV producer husband Shane Farley produced a pilot two years ago starring De Laurentiis and Flay. He filed for divorce in March and is now dating De Laurentiis — which Giamo learned from tabloid reports in November when De Laurentiis revealed she had a new boyfriend.
De Laurentiis’ reps have insisted she only began dating Farley months after he’d filed for divorce. But March and Giamo were having a teary “bitchfest” about their exes last week, a spy said, even talking about whether De Laurentiis could be dragged into the court battle.
“Jen was with Stephanie March having high tea at the Gotham Bar at the Peninsula,” said a spy. “They were having a royal bitchfest, and there was lots of advice and tears happening.”
The source added: “[They were discussing] Giada having to be brought into court because [she and Shane] were having an affair.”
But Giamo’s lawyer, Barry S. Guaglardi, told Page Six, “My client has elected to take the high road.”
Farley’s attorney, Stuart F. Gartner, said, “The judge has ruled that discovery and depositions are over and it’s time to resolve this matter.”
A source familiar with Giamo said, “Jen’s been reaching out to all Shane’s acquaintances through Facebook. She’s trying to see if Shane started dating Giada while she was still with him.”
Page Six previously reported that when Giamo learned of Farley’s relationship with De Laurentiis, she was, “devastated.”
Meanwhile, De Laurentiis finalized her own divorce from Todd Thompson this year. Farley now lives in LA and works on Chrissy Teigen’s daytime show, “FABLife.” March’s and De Laurentiis’ reps didn’t get back to us.
What a wicked web we weave, eh? It wouldn’t surprise me at all if all of this was true, that Stephanie March was giving advice to Jennifer Giamo, that Giamo had suspicions that Giada and Farley have been dealing with each other for a lot longer, all of it. I think it’s only fair too – even if Bobby Flay and Giada never had an affair, they are definitely close friends and you know they’ve probably given each other advice about divorces, relationships, etc. Why shouldn’t Stephanie March and Jennifer Giamo have a nice little gossip session and leak it to Page Six?
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