Rachael Ray Feels ‘Wildly Lucky’ To Have Husband

Weeks after many followers voiced their issues for Rachael Ray, the celeb 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 mirror on her relationship, telling listeners that she feels “wildly fortunate” to have her husband by her aspect.

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 fort to resume their vows, celebrating their enduring dedication within the place the place they first stated, “I do.”

“I’m very wildly, wildly, wildly fortunate that I’ve my husband,” she stated of John on her podcast. “However he understands I would like my area. He wants his area.”

Ray then requested visitor Billy Crudup, “You guys are each wildly profitable actors. How do you guys work that out? Do you contemplate and check materials on her once 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 relationship Naomi Watts in 2017 and married her in 2023, responded by saying that the unpredictability of a artistic profession is “not for everyone.”

“That lack of predictability and a little bit of the carnival life and a bit of little bit of rock and roll can generally be exhausting to the purpose that you simply’re not correctly caring for your self,” he instructed Rachael on the podcast. “And the actual fact is, if you wish to be part of this, it’s important 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 may 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 learn how to assist handle each other. And we are also each actually occupied with appearing, so we do discuss stuff.”

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

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

Within the video, Rachael’s unusually sluggish speech caught followers’ consideration, resulting in hypothesis that there may be a critical underlying subject.

“I believe 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 really like you however are you okay? I’m severely involved.”

In response to those issues, Rachael’s consultant instructed TMZ that she has “no remark” concerning 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 artistic or vociferous loud folks to have the ability to simply calm it down,” she instructed visitor Jenny Mollen on the primary episode of “I will Sleep After I’m Lifeless,” per People. “John and I don’t calm it down ever. We’ve got big screaming matches on a regular basis, however I believe that’s wholesome. I actually do. And I don’t belief folks which might be too quiet.”

“Too quiet freaks me out,” she added. “I desire that you simply inform me what you suppose once 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 stated. “He needed to go to Berklee School of Music and was accepted and he is a terrific musician and he performs 57 completely different devices. However he went to regulation college as a result of his mother and father 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 stated. “Leisure licensing is what John does.”