{"id":530,"date":"2025-11-04T19:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=530"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:02:16","slug":"giada-de-laurentiis-honors-late-brother-in-sweet-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=530","title":{"rendered":"Giada De Laurentiis Honors Late Brother In Sweet Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Giada de Laurentiis shared photos on Instagram in tribute to her late brother, who passed away 22 years ago.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">Her brother died at the young age of 31 from melanoma.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">Giada&#8217;s fans rallied around her, sharing love and condolences on social media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Fans are rallying around celebrity chef Giada de Laurentiis as she shares a heartfelt tribute to her late brother on social media. &#8220;22 years without my partner in crime, miss u every day \u2764\ufe0f,&#8221; she captioned her Instagram post, which shows adorable throwback black-and-white photos of the two siblings as children.  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Dino de Laurentiis, Giada&#8217;s younger brother by two years, passed away from melanoma in 2003 when he was 31 and she was 33. &#8220;He was the person I turned to for everything. When something great happened in my life, when something bad happened\u2014I would talk to him 2-3 times per day,&#8221; the chef previously shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/news\/132801_Giada_De_Laurentiis_Pays_Tribute_to_Late_Brother_Dino_with_New_PSA\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/news\/132801_Giada_De_Laurentiis_Pays_Tribute_to_Late_Brother_Dino_with_New_PSA\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ET Online\" data-node-id=\"3.3\" class=\"body-link css-1i7jlb0 emevuu60\">ET Online<\/a>. Her family&#8217;s history with melanoma inspired Giada to team up with Stand Up To Cancer with the Melanoma Research Alliance, as well as Alex&#8217;s Lemonade Stand, which raises money and awareness for childhood cancer.  <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Giada&#8217;s fans have expressed support in the comments on her post. &#8220;His treasured memory lives on through you and your family\ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\u271d\ufe0f,&#8221; one wrote. &#8220;Sending love and light to you,&#8221; another fan added. &#8220;These anniversaries never get any easier,&#8221; one fan related.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Many shared their own stories, too. &#8220;I know your pain. Tomorrow is 6 years without my big brother. Sending lots of support and love. \u2728\ud83e\udd0d\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc99,&#8221; one person commented. &#8220;I miss mine too \ud83d\ude14\ud83d\ude4f\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udf88 I love these pictures of you and yours \ud83c\udf88,&#8221; another shared.  <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giada de Laurentiis shared photos on Instagram in tribute to her late brother, who passed away 22 years ago. Her brother died at the young age of 31 from melanoma. Giada&#8217;s fans rallied around her, sharing love and condolences on social media. 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