8 January 2025

When they met for the first time, Rachael Ray Now believes the husband John Cusimano He was gay.

in Us WeeklyAn exclusive clip from the Tuesday, January 7 episode of the program Tommy DiDario“I've Never Said This Before” podcast, Ray, 56, recalled a misunderstanding before she started dating 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 one of my male friends,” she revealed. “But I’m not gay,” he said.

Ray was excited to find out Cusimano was availableAdding: “Then I said, 'Check please,' and I couldn't wait to put him in the bag. It was 'an unforgettable evening' and he is a very blessed man.”

On the podcast, the TV personality couldn't stop smiling during it Discussing her sex life With Cusimano.

Rachael Ray thought her husband John Cusimano was gay when they met

John Cusimano and Rachel Ray Celeste Sloman/A&E 2024

“I had to buy two different sized suits for our wedding from Prada because his jacket was one size and his pants were another size,” she joked. “I certainly am—I'm a very lucky lady.”

Ray and Cusimano dated for several years before exchanging vows. “We balance each other out, that's what we always do,” she told People magazine in 2022. “We knew we were going to get through this together.”

The couple has I faced challenges In their marriage — especially amid the COVID pandemic.

“John and I have always worked together, but in separate buildings. “John focuses on business dealings and all the different aspects of our brand while I do TV in the studio all day,” Ray told Us Weekly exclusively in August 2020. “But now we do everything Together and it is of course a big adjustment.”

Their quarantine arrangement helped Ray and Cusimano get to know each other. “I think we now have a better understanding of the role each of us played behind the scenes,” she continued. “I usually don't get to hear what he's doing during all the business calls that might happen in a day…and he doesn't see how much work goes into producing TV shows.”

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Rachael Ray Celeste Sloman/A&E 2024

Recently, Ray opened up The secret to success relationship. “I'm very, very, very lucky to have my husband,” she said on her podcast “I'll Sleep When I'm Dead” in October 2024. But he understands that I need my space. He needs his space. John and I pretty much stay in separate corners.

Ray also admitted that she and Cusimano had done it Got into “huge screaming matches.” in the past.

“It's very difficult, especially for hot-tempered, creative or loud people to be able to calm it down,” she revealed. “John and I never take it easy. We have huge screaming matches all the time, but I think that's healthy. I really do. And I don't trust people who are too quiet.”

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John Cusimano and Rachel Ray Celeste Sloman/A&E 2024

Over the years, Rae has found that too much silence “scares her off,” adding: “Let's get it all out there. Eventually, I'll pat him on the butt, or he'll kiss me on the head, and that's just kind of it. That's the apology. It's just an understandable thing.” “

While speaking with DiDario on Tuesday's episode of his podcast, Ray I shared what I learned About living in the public eye.

“I never wanted to be someone else — ever. I never said to myself: I wish I was that person,” she noted. “I never let anyone break me in public. “I just wouldn’t have it,” she noted. If people try to bring you down, it won't get you anywhere. You can go home and cry or tell your husband, your lover, or your dog how much they upset you. But I don’t do anything like that in public.”

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