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Rachael Ray Confesses She Thought Her Husband Was Gay When They First Met
Rachael Ray has been making headlines by revealing all the juicy details about her marriage to John Cusimano. Now, she is opening up about her shocking first impression.
Talking to Tommy DiDario on his I’ve Never Said This Before podcast, Ray mentioned that she thought her husband played for the same team when they first met and even tried to set him up with a male friend of hers, according to Us Weekly.
“The first time I saw my husband, I thought he was gay, and I tried to set him up on a date with a male friend of mine,” the 56-year-old TV personality divulged. “And he said, ‘But I am not gay.'”
This information made her very happy. “Then I was like, ‘Check, please’ and I couldn’t wait to get him in the sack. It was [a memorable evening], and he is a very blessed man.”
Afterward, Ray couldn’t stop gushing about her husband when discussing their sex life. She was also excited to imply more about his physical attributes. “I had to buy two different-sized suits for our wedding from Prada because his jacket was one size and his trouser was another,” she said. “I certainly am — I am a very lucky lady.”
Yet, they have also had their troubles in recent years, especially throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The two weren’t used to constantly being around each other.
“John and I have always worked together, but in separate buildings. John focuses on the business dealings and all of the different facets of our brand while I make TV shows in the studio all day,” Ray explained to Us Weekly in August 2020. “But now we do everything together which of course is a huge adjustment.”
Once restrictions eased up, things got better. In October 2024, Ray mentioned that the two often need time apart. On her podcast I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, Ray explained, “I am very wildly, wildly, wildly lucky that I have my husband.” She added, “But he understands I need my space. He needs his space. John and I largely stay in separate corners.”
Ray also owned up to other dynamics in her relationship with Cusimano. She admitted to getting into “huge screaming matches in the past.”
“It’s very hard, especially for hot-tempered or creative or vociferous loud people to be able to just calm it down,” she revealed. “John and I don’t calm it down ever. We have huge screaming matches all the time, but I think that’s healthy. I really do. And I don’t trust people that are too quiet.”
Ray was also quick to tell her listeners the way they come to a resolution, “Eventually, I pat him on his ass, or he kisses me on the head, and that’s just sort of it. That’s the apology. It’s just sort of understood.”
This type of emotional openness was brought up again while speaking to DiDario on the latest episode of his podcast. Ray shared more about her experiences of living in the public eye. “I’ve never wanted to be someone else — ever. I have never said to myself, ‘I wish I was that person.’ And I have never allowed someone to break me in public,” she said.
“I just won’t have it. If people try to take you down, it’s not going to get you anywhere. You can go home and cry or tell your husband, lover or dog how much that bothered you. But I just don’t do anything like that in public.”
