What Bill Rancic's Life Is Like Today

Bill Rancic won the first season of the reality show "The Apprentice" in 2004 and continued making guest appearances on the show until 2010. If you're a fan of reality TV, you know not everyone who wins contest-style programs goes on to success, but Bill certainly did. In 2007, he married "E! News" personality Giuliana DePandi (via People) and began co-hosting a program called "In the Loop with iVillage."

Bill went on to support Giuliana through some terrible public battles with breast cancer and infertility (via CBS News), and in 2012, the couple became parents to a son named Edward Duke Rancic.

Bill also wrote and/or coauthored three nonfiction books about business and motivation — not to mention one novel — between 2004 and 2016 (via Goodreads). Between 2009 and 2014, he and Giuliana starred in the reality series "Giuliana & Bill," which was, as one might guess, about their relationship, business dealings, and personal struggles. The power couple also opened their first restaurant in Chicago in 2012 (via E! Online).

As it turns out, Bill was just getting started! Read on to find out what he's up to these days.

In 2012, Bill Rancic and his wife Giuliana opened their first restaurant in Chicago featuring Italian fare. Viewers of "Giuliana and Bill" weren't surprised, as they'd grown accustomed to seeing and hearing about the fabulous Italian cooking of Giuliana's mother, Mama DePandi. However, the restaurant's name, RPM, wasn't exactly what fans had expected. Since the business was a joint venture between the Rancics and other people, the name combines the initials of all partners (via E! Online).

RPM soon began branching out into the steak, seafood, and events markets, opening four eateries in other cities, including Washington, D.C. But Bill had set his sights on opening a location in Vegas for years. He realized that dream in 2022, when he and Giuliana opened RPM Italian on the famous Las Vegas Strip (via Eater Las Vegas).

Lots of people start businesses. Unfortunately, many don't achieve the level of success they seek. Nobody will argue that today's business environment is a difficult one. And yet, Bill Rancic has done well at almost everything he's attempted — and he's happy to share his knowledge and acumen with others.

Rancic is represented by the Harry Walker Agency, a renowned speaking agency that brings the world's best speakers to events where they can showcase their skills and personalities. According to the HWA, it's Rancic's ability to change and try new things that makes him different. Other HWA speakers have included Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, Billie Jean King, Kate McKinnon, Bill Moyers, and many others.

Rancic is also on the roster at the Washington Speakers Bureau, a powerhouse agency for journalists, politicians, entertainers, and more. According to his page on the WSB website, Rancic's speaking fee is $25,000-$40,000 — not too shabby.

Bill Rancic may be known to millions of people for winning "The Apprentice" and being a fancy restaurateur, but he's also a superstar house flipper.

A 2020 article in Dirt discusses Bill and Giuliana Rancic's 8,300-square-foot Brentwood Park mansion in Los Angeles, which they renovated and sold for $10.7 million in October of that year — which is $3 million more than they paid just two years earlier. The article also states that the Rancics have flipped many other homes during their time together, and that they lived in Chicago and maintained a vacation home in Idaho at the time.

But that was 2020, and house flippers like the Rancics can't be pinned down. How do we know that? Because an article from February 2022 on Realtor.com reveals that the power couple sold the house in Idaho for $5.6 million after extensive renovations. The actual price paid by the Rancics for the property in 2016 is unknown, but it had been listed at $1.85 million. So even if they paid that, they most likely walked away with a nice profit.

In a heartwarming video interview with Jason Kennedy at E! News, Bill Rancic discusses raising his son Duke. Kennedy points out that despite Rancic's incredibly busy schedule, he still makes time to be an excellent father. Kennedy even claims that his own wife wants him to imitate Rancic's parenting style if he ever becomes a dad.

Rancic gives a lot of credit to his own parents and their strong sense of values. He says his father was always there for him, and was very generous with his time. He calls his mother a "rock" who he continues to reach out to for guidance, and says he tries to pass that on to Duke. He smiles as he recounts his experiences taking Duke outside to look for a baby moose that lives near their Idaho home, playing in the woods with him, golfing, and playing basketball.

Finally, Rancic shares with Kennedy that despite being a competitive adult, he's learned more about life from his mistakes than his successes, and that he tries to communicate that to Duke as well.

Upon the launch of RPM Italian in Vegas in 2022, Bill and Giuliana Rancic did a huge amount of publicity. Coincidentally, Bill's birthday fell right around the date of the restaurant's grand opening.

In a video interview with Lauren Kelly of KPRC, the celebrity couple laughs about the odd gifts Giuliana has given Bill in the past. Giuliana claims Bill is terribly hard to shop for because he always says he doesn't want anything. But that year, Giuliana thought she'd come up with the best gift idea for Bill ever: She'd take him shopping at the beautiful, prestigious shops adjacent to the restaurant. But Bill told her he'd much rather just sit and talk with her. That's pretty sweet if you ask us!

During the publicity blitz for Bill Rancic's RPM Italian in Vegas, Rancic told KTLA 5 Morning News that he and his wife Giuliana felt very confident about opening in Vegas. "When it comes to food ... we don't play," he said. "We get the best ingredients from all over the world, we make all of our pastas from scratch every morning. We have one of the most incredible wine lists. This is serious food. A lot of celebrity-owned restaurants may not take the food that seriously, but our mission since day one is food and people first."

Bill also told Vegas Magazine that each day, he gets reports about which customers visit his restaurants, and is proudest of the fact that many come back again and again — which is certainly significant in a city that arguably has more restaurants per capita than any other (via Casino.org).

In August 2022, Bill Rancic and his wife Giuliana celebrated their 15^th wedding anniversary (via E! Online). That's an achievement for any couple, not to mention the fact that both partners in a marriage are celebrities — and considering that Bill jokingly "proposed" to Giuliana the first time they ever met, on camera, in an interview for E! News. And yet, things appear to remain great in their marriage.

What's their secret? In an interview with People in 2018, they talk about the importance of doing fun things even when traveling together for business—especially when their son accompanies them. And when they need to be apart, they communicate as much as possible over FaceTime. They're also quick to dispel any rumors that their marriage is in trouble.

And honestly, after watching copious videos of these two together during our research, they seem legitimately happy. Maybe it's the little things that make all the difference, like when Bill brings Giuliana her coffee in bed every day, just as Bill's father did for Bill's mom when Rancic was a child?

Bill Rancic certainly seems to love and support his wife, Giuliana Rancic, in sickness, health, and pretty much all else. Marriage and long-term relationships are difficult for everyone, of course. And although we don't know firsthand, we get the sense that living in a household with two celebrity schedules can be extremely stressful.

Still, in October 2022, Bill and Giuliana co-hosted her annual Pink Agenda gala to raise funds for breast cancer. Giuliana is a breast cancer survivor, and in March 2012, after her double mastectomy, she and Bill spoke in detail with Glamour about how the ordeal affected them as a couple, and how Bill was there to support Giuliana through the worst days.

The Rancics have also made their share of mistakes. You don't need to search very hard to find things they've said publicly — Giuliana in particular — that have caused outrage, distress, and hurt. Yes, she has apologized profusely, but certain types of pain aren't easily forgotten. Despite all the media outcry, however, Bill appeared on the "Today" show shortly thereafter and defended his wife, saying the situation had actually been beneficial to their marriage. We've also seen him post proudly on Instagram about staying home with Duke to watch Giuliana work the red carpet on TV.

Bill Rancic's wife Giuliana was born in Italy — her name before marriage was Giuliana DePandi — and she was raised on her mother's wonderful Bucatini Pomodoro. So it made sense that when the celebrity couple entered the restaurant business, they'd want to feature some of Mama DePandi's recipes. As Bill and Giuliana explained on The Kelly Clarkson Show — while doing a quick tutorial on how to make the dish at home — Giuliana's mom worked closely and meticulously with the restaurant's chefs to duplicate her recipe. And the effort obviously paid off, because RPM's Bucatini Pomodoro is the restaurant's best-selling dish.

Bill also told Kelly Clarkson that the couple's son, Duke, absolutely loves the bucatini and eats it all the time. Based on what we see in the video, we'd like to try it sometime, too!

When celebrities marry, it's human nature for the rest of us to wonder if they'll have children.

Bill and Giuliana Rancic shared with E! News that their first child, Edward Rancic (known as Duke), was born via surrogate in 2012. Then, in 2015, Giuliana told People that the last of the couple's embryos — also implanted in a surrogate — had been lost to miscarriage. During that interview, Guiliana called adoption "a beautiful gift."

Years later, Giuliana announced on Instagram in 2019 that she wouldn't be moving to New York to continue her longtime co-hosting job with "E! News Online." She said her decision was based on many things, including a commitment to her family. "Nothing is more important than spending time with my family, which we are hoping to grow soon."

In 2020, in another interview with People, Giuliana said, "We would love to expand our family. We always wanted to and that dream is definitely still alive."

Say what you will about "The Apprentice" and its host (and yes, there's plenty to say), but many of the show's winners have gone on to do innovative and benevolent things. The high-profile program, which ran from 2004-2017, gave its participants the sort of platform few businesspeople are fortunate enough to have at the advent of their careers.

Bill Rancic was no exception, and it's hard to imagine he'd be as successful and wealthy as he is today if not for "The Apprentice." On the other hand, getting onto The Apprentice was no small feat. According to interviews with some of the show's creators, a thousand people lined up in New York for a chance to audition for the program's first season (per NPR).

Rancic clearly had something special, and others want to hear what he's got to say. That's why, in October 2022, he spoke at a summit in Chicago about building wealth. He's also the keynote speaker at the Experiential Designers and Producers Association conference in San Antonio in November and December 2022.

With his tremendous wealth, you'd hope Bill Rancic would want to give back to the world that's been so good to him — and based on our research, he does. According to Look to the Stars, Bill and his wife Giuliana do a lot of work to support Operation Smile, a well-known charity providing reconstructive surgery to children born with facial deformities. He also donated all proceeds from his book "Beyond the Lemonade Stand" to charity. The book is Rancic's attempt to teach kids about money and how to start recognizing their potential when they're still young.

Bill and Giuliana also host an annual gala for The Pink Agenda in New York, most recently in October 2022 at Tribeca Rooftop. The Pink Agenda, a favorite charity of the Rancics, raises funds for breast cancer research while also promoting awareness of the disease. After Giuliana's battle with breast cancer, she acknowledged that the opportunity to wear beautiful clothing and makeup during her darkest days helped her psychologically. This led her to create FAB-U-WISH, which provides beauty treatments and other self-affirming experiences for people suffering from breast cancer.

Finally, according to Look to the Stars, Bill also supports causes such as disaster relief and homelessness.