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Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill have announced they’re expecting their first child together.

“We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered,” Giuliana said in an interview with E! “We are absolutely ecstatic to be sharing this with everyone who has been following our journey,” Bill said.

It’s well known the reality TV couple have been trying to conceive for a few years, but have faced set set backs including failed IVF treatments, a miscarriage and Giuliana’s battle with breast cancer.  Late last year Giuliana underwent a double mastectomy.

The couple are having the baby via a gestational surrogate—which means the baby will their genetic child.

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  1. Laura Robinson

    I am so happy for them and cried when I saw this news but after a few days to digest this I feel a little cheated. I’ll explain: I have been following this story for a few years now as my husband and I have been trying to conceive for 3 years and I felt that our lives were running parallel. I felt so grateful that Gulianna and bill made their struggle public because it made it easier to deal with friends and families questions and reactions. Now I feel lost because there is no way my husband and I could ever afford this type of intervention and waited for 12 months to afford one round of ivf. I am so happy for g&b but my heart breaks just a little that the hope they represented is tarnished.

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  2. justathought

    Very very happy for them. Australians do have the option of gestational surrogacy.

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  3. tstar

    Aww! That’s awesome, I’ve always liked them and hoped they would eventually be parents. What great news!!!!!

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  4. Occasional Mamamia blogger

    What great news, I am so pleased for them!

    Although, I wonder how accessible this option is for the average middle class Australian couple struggling to conceive. I must start researching as its a nice thought they will be the genetic parents.

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  5. Anonymous

    Aww fantastic news!!!

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  6. Beka

    Just got GOOSEBUMPS!!

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  7. J

    Such great news for a couple who have been through so much.

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  8. Organic Babe

    Well this is so wonderful – almost having a tear for them as their love and devotion to each other will be so wonderful for their children!!! legacy.

    Congratulations Giuiiana and Bill – you are definately sweethearts and we here at Organic Babe & Kids Wear are sending you much love and happines.

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    • ClaireC

      Hey, what’s with the thinly veiled plug for your company?

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  9. B

    I love these guys!! Had tears when I saw them on The View today. After such huge hurdles they overcame they deserve such a wonderful blessing. What amazing parents they’ll be.

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  10. leighduncan

    Bill is at the top of my “Ideal Husband” list, and I just love G – it’s a really positive story after the cancer battle. Yay for them!!!

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  11. trixie melodian

    Am I the only one who has absolutely no idea who this woman is?

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    • Lauren

      She is host of E News and now also co-hosts Fashion Police on E. She is a really popular presenter. Her husband Bill won the first season of the Apprentice in the US and they actually met when she interviewed him after his win.

      When they got married, the network filmed it for a special but ratings were so good they got their own reality show. The show has followed them on their struggle to have a baby. They seem like a really beautiful, down to earth couple.

      I watched her THS the other night and I think I adore her even more than before

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      • poppy 2? (have noticed another)

        I couldn’t agree more, Lauren. I watched THS the other night also and I think I adore her even more so. I don’t care how they have a baby, I am just so happy they are. She has had a shocking few years and he is so lovely with her.

        I hope they do another series so we can watch it all.

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    • B

      Yep!

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    • Nat. A.

      I’m relieved I’m not the only one! They could sit next to me on the bus and there wouldn’t even be a glimmer of recognition. Maybe I need to watch more TV?

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      • Anonymous

        Relax!! They would never be on the bus…..!!

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  12. NewName

    Just watched Bill and Giuliana on The View. Choking back happy tears for them, just the greatest news!!

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  13. happyface

    Fantastic news for them. They seem like a wonderful couple and have faced a long battle to conceive through ivf, then to be hit with cancer so young – terrible. I wish them all the love and luck in the world.
    If only this method were available to Australian couples. I don’t have a problem with it at all.

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  14. MissSYDNEY

    Very happy for them both, however can’t help but think of how much easier these ‘alternate’ methods to having a baby are in the US, compared to here… Sure, it must cost a fortune, but it still seems so much more accessible than here… Very sad that Australian couples don’t have these sorts of options available to them

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  15. Anonymous

    wooo hooo!! happy for them.

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  16. MissV

    Such great news!
    Wishing them all the best!

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  17. Haven Maven

    Such lovely news. Love that they seem so much in love and the ‘real deal’. Thanks for sharing, MM!

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  18. Rebekah

    Lovely, lovely news. I happened to spot Guiliana and Bill when I was in Rome last year. I observed them for a minute or two from afar (my husband wouldn’t let me “disturb them” for a picture), and they truly seemed like a lovely, normal, and happy couple. There were no cameras, no media, and they truly just seemed like lovely regular people.

    I hope all three stay happy and well.

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  19. kazfromtas

    I’m so happy for them, if ever a couple deserved such great news, it has to be Giuliana and Bill.

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  20. bee

    Oh yay im so happy for them!!

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  21. Mimi

    oh such happy news for a Tuesday! i wish them peace and happiness! ^_^

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  22. Felicity

    Yay! This is such beautiful news, so so pleased for them! :-)

    I wonder though why this story was met with such happiness yet when the exact story was run about Nicole Kidman and her gestational surrogate there was malice and hatred… unusual.

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    • bee

      I think its because G&B’s struggle was so public and everyone knew how much they had been through. Nicole’s was sort of a surprise and I think people just think celebrities take the easy way out with surrogates. I don’t agree with that at all and we don’t know what Nicole and Keith went through but im just guessing that’s why people reacted the way they did.

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    • eternally

      My thoughts exactly.
      I felt really sorry for the battering Nicole & Keith got, and when I saw there were 40 comments here, I was afraid I would see more outrage over the (medically appropriate) term ‘gestational surrogate’.

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      • MaidenD

        I can’t understand the issue with the term “gestational carrier ” or “gestational surrogate” either. To use the word “surrogate mother” is wrong because “mother” implies nurturing when there is none. The surrogate is giving the couple an amazing gift (for a price) but it is, essentially a 9 month transaction.

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        • Jen

          I don’t like the term “gestational carrier” as it seems cold to me, like the surrogate is merely an incubator. The title “surrogate mother” doesn’t bother me, because to carry a child inside you is, I think, a form of mothering (albeit short term) and I absolutely think a surrogate would nuture a child (eating well & taking care of themselves & the baby, talking to the baby, enjoying feeling the movements etc). Regarding the price – I understand some surrogates don’t even get paid more than medical expenses, but instead do it for family, friends or even strangers. I gave birth to three children of my own and am completely in awe of women who could go through pregnancy and childbirth so that others can become a family. Hats off to them.

          Happy for Guiliana & Bill too :)

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  23. Mia

    Love her. Beautiful news.

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  24. Jodie

    It’s wonderful to hear their happy news, I’m very happy for them.

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  25. Mum of two

    I am SO happy for them. Such a genuinely lovely couple who have really had their share of blows and dealt with each of them so well. Good for them!

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  26. Lana

    Who would have thought I could feel so ecstatic over this piece of news? But I am. I really, really am

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    • Lauren

      I know! When I saw it on twitter last night I was thrilled. Isn’t it funny to feel so much happiness for people you don’t even know

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  27. Barb Fisher

    That is the best news! I love Guiliana & Bill and have followed their struggles watching their show. Their attitudes are amazing, I truly admire their positivity and zest for life.

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  28. Mama chef

    YAY! Congratulations, their devotion to having a family has been remarkable. Good luck to them and their ‘little pea’

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  29. Mars

    Aww so happy for them!

    When is late Summer for them??

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    • Anonymous

      September :-)

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    • Naomi

      It’s actually August isn’t it?

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  30. pip

    I’m so happy for them, I love Guiliana and Bill.
    She has been so amazingly strong considering what she’s been through lately and deserves some good news.

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  31. MissKate

    Oh WOW…I was actually just watching one of their older episodes last night on foxtel and I was thinking what a strong and totally devoted couple.

    Congratulations!!!

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  32. Bree

    This makes me so happy for them no longer have paytv so havent been able to follow their show but I hope it all goes well for them, they’ve waited so long for this.

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  33. Sarah

    Awwhhh. Great news. They are really inspiring (for celebs!)

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  34. lisa

    they are the real deal, i am very happy for them , they deserve it

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  35. Alibee

    Is it weird that I am super happy for them?

    I think they are a great couple and am stoked that they have managed to overcome so much and finally get to be parents!

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    • Em

      Nope, not weird at all! I am super happy as well.

      So thrilled for them!

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