Food Network star Guy Fieri is not only a beloved TV host, but also a restaurateur and author.
When the popular “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” host recently sat down for an interview with PEOPLE, the 54-year-old “Mayor of Flavortown” opened up about who he is now, and he insisted he hasn’t changed since he first started. industry.
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Guy Fieri Describes His Rise To Fame: ‘I Still Like to Have Fun’
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Although she told the publication that she’s “definitely mellowed” over the years, she admitted, “I still like to have fun, stay busy,” adding, “There’s a lot of experience to be had, so why not take advantage of it?”
In May 2021, the “Men’s Game Night” host signed a three-year contract with the Food Network. It’s reportedly worth $80 million dollars, making him the highest-paid TV chef in network history.
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“Most of my friends would [say] I haven’t changed. I think it’s because when I get on television, I’m already doing what I want to do. I want to be a great dad,” Fieri said. Guy married his wife, Lori Fieri, 52, in 1995. They have sons Hunter, 26, Ryder, 16, and are raising nephew Jules, 22, after his sister Morgan died of melanoma in 2011.
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Guy Fieri Feeds 650 First Responders In Charity Event
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Recently, Guy hosted a first responder event in Ferndale, California, where he revealed they fed 650 people and “made a plan about it.” He explained, “The area up there is poor, so we’re trying to do things to preserve the town.”
His son Hunter, who recently signed his own talent contract with the Food Network, praised his father for “always leading by example,” adding, “Seeing how much he cares and how, even though he’s so busy all the time, he focuses a lot the effort to do the fundraiser … it was an eye-opener for me.”
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While many of his restaurants were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in 2020, Guy launched the Restaurant Workers Relief Fund and raised over $25 million dollars to help struggling hospitality workers make ends meet.
“If you are the owner of the shovel, why don’t you help dig the hole?” Guy asked. “I want to make a positive impact. When it’s all over, I just hope people will say, ‘Man was good for man. Man helped.'”
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Antonia Lofaso Has Nothing Positive To Say About Men
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Antonia Lofaso, co-host of “Men’s Game Night”, had nothing but positive things to say about Guy and his history of philanthropy.
“Even before anything he did for the restaurant, he did everything he could to give back,” revealed Lofaso. “For example, there’s never been a performance of his that didn’t have a Make-a-Wish family in the audience.”
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Her famous friends agreed, especially Kristen Stewart, who asked her to officiate her marriage to Dylan Meyer in 2021.
“I was really stressed to do it. I thought it was great. I did weddings for 101 gay couples in South Beach a few years ago,” Fieri told the publication. “I’ve always looked at it like if people want to have that marriage, whose choice is it but them? I’m not marching for equal rights. I’m not that deep into it. I’m just saying, two people in love, they can do what they want to do. “
Man Reveals He’s Changed His ‘Lifestyle’ Over the Years
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Although the “Guy’s Grocery Games” host joked that “Everybody thinks I eat an entire cheeseburger,” he revealed that he actually eats more modestly. “I will try two meals at a restaurant, three restaurants in a day,” he said. “By the time I’ve had two bites of each meal, I’m full.”
He has worked with a nutritionist to change his “lifestyle” and has cut most carbs and meat almost completely out of his diet. He also practices intermittent fasting, revealing that he does not eat until noon. “At first I was worried it would make me lethargic, but my body learned the routine, and my energy increased,” she said.
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“I’ve changed my lifestyle in the last few years—what I eat, when I eat, how I eat. I don’t want to be one of those people burning through the tunnel,” he says, adding that he wakes up to exercise at 6 am and have stopped drinking alcohol on weekdays.
“I’m in better shape now than when I was 30. I don’t want to die young,” he added. “I want to be there for my kids. I want to be there for Hunter and Ryder’s kids.”
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