Giada De Laurentiis has announced that she is pregnant with her first child by her husband, Todd Thompson.

TV Chef Giada De
Laurentiis and clothing designer Todd Thompson are expecting their
first child together. Giada announced her pregnancy this morning on the
Today show.

Giada
and Thompson have been married since 2003, and she said everyone has
been asking her when they would start a family. Giada said she is 18
weeks along with a baby girl. She added she is due the first week of
April.

“Evert
single person, every book signing I do, every public appearance, my
friends, everybody telling me the same thing: ‘You know you’re getting
older! You can’t have children forever!’” she said. “When I found out I
was pregnant, I was in complete shock. Just shock. I truly didn’t
believe it. I honestly thought, ‘there has got to be a mistake.’”

We here at the TWTE also note the photos of Giada in Esquire recently:

You can see more of the shoot here.

Hmm, a looker and can cook? Beat that Mssrs, Bourdain and co. But married since 2003? Todd, what took you so long?