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Former “Apprentice” Winner Engaged

OH! MY! WORD! No way! Of all of the millions, nay, billions of people on the Earth how did these two people ever make a love connection? Logistically, I see how it was possible, but theoretically it would seem like a long shot. (I’m getting a bit ahead of myself.) I am referring to former “Apprentice” winner Bill Rancic and E! News anchor Giuliana DePandi.

Less than 24 hours ago high above the Windy City, Rancic asked DePandi to marry him. She said yes.

“I thought I was dreaming,” DePandi told a PEOPLE magazine reporter just a few hours ago. “It was the most amazing moment of my entire life. Not only is Bill the love of my life, but he’s also my best friend. I couldn’t believe my dream guy was asking me to marry him!”

DePandi remaining in reporter mode spilled all the juicy details of her engagement from the moment Rancic sent a limo to pick her up at the airport when she arrived in Chicago to the moment the limo driver dropped her off at a nearby helipad.

DePandi told the magazine reporter that Rancic was there with her favorite meal, a deep-dish pizza and champagne. According to the magazine, Rancic then whisked DePandi off on a helicopter ride over downtown Chicago, including a fly-by of the holiday lights on Michigan Avenue, and proposed to her in mid-air. When they got back to his apartment, DePandi said she was welcomed with rose petals scattered everywhere and chocolate cake.

Getting back to my rant about how these two could have ever hooked up. I must add that whereas I have never met Rancic in person I did get a chance to work with his now fiancée a few years ago. DePandi is a very enthusiastic individual with a lot of energy. From what I have seen of Rancic (on television) he seems laid back and quiet. Maybe it’s the opposites-attract theory–who knows? I really thought Rancic was dating Jen from ABC’s “The Bachelor/Bachelorette”—despite their repeated denials. I would have never dreamed that Rancic and DePandi would survive a few dates together let alone go on to get engaged.

For the record DePandi and Rancic first met when she interviewed him more than two years ago. According to PEOPLE, the pair repeatedly ran into other at other events, but it was during an interview at a Boys & Girls Club in Santa Monica 10 months ago that DePandi asked Rancic (on-camera) if he was dating anyone. He said he wasn’t and after the cameras stopped rolling Rancic asked her out. The rest is as they say, history.

Now, despite the fact that I would have never paired them up myself, I do wish them well. They seem like grounded individuals and it will be interesting to see how life evolves for them. DePandi tells people they plan to wed late next year in the south of Italy, where she grew up.

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About Michele Cheplic

Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. She spent the next ten years as a television anchor and reporter at various stations throughout the country (from the CBS affiliate in Honolulu to the NBC affiliate in Green Bay). She has won numerous honors including an Emmy Award and multiple Edward R. Murrow awards honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast journalism. In addition, she has received awards from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association for her reports on air travel and the Wisconsin Education Association Council for her stories on education. Michele has since left television to concentrate on being a mom and freelance writer.