Giada De Laurentiis revealed what fellow former Food Network star Mario Batali really thought of her success in the industry.

The celebrity chef was a guest on Samah Dada’s YouTube show when she brought up the scandal-ridden Batali.

“This is a person we’re not supposed to talk about, but we’re going to,” De Laurentiis dished to Dada, in reference to his sexual misconduct allegations.

The 54-year-old says she asked Batali to write a foreword for her 2005 cookbook , which was based on her first of many Food Network shows.

She described Batali as “a legend in the Italian space,” explaining, “I felt like his stamp of approval would’ve been huge for me.”

Batali agreed to write it, but De Laurentiis says result was unexpected.

“When I read it, I cried because I realized, ‘Oh, he’s basicall

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