Giuliana Rancic is returning to “E! News.”
NBCUniversal announced her comeback in a press release on Friday, revealing that she will serve as Jason Kennedy’s “E! News” co-host beginning Sept. 4. Catt Sadler left her correspondent position on the show after she learned that Kennedy was making “close to double [her] salary for the past several years” and the network wouldn’t raise her salary.
“Returning to host ‘E! News’ is every bit as thrilling to me today as it was 16 years ago when I joined the show and embarked on this wonderful career,” Rancic, 43, said in the release. “Co-hosting alongside one of my best friends, Jason Kennedy, with one of the most talented teams in entertainment journalism, makes this move even more special. I can’t wait to reconnect with the ‘E! News’ audience and go on this journey together once again.”
Rancic first joined the network in 2002 as an “E! News” correspondent. She left the show in 2015 but continued to host red carpet specials for the network and recently covered Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding.
“Giuliana is an incredibly charismatic and well-respected entertainment journalist. As a longtime member of the E! family, it’s exciting to welcome her back home to ‘E! News,'” John Najarian, executive vice president and general manager of news and digital for E!, said in the release. “While ‘E! News’ has seen massive growth across digital and social, we have also continued to expand and elevate our television coverage, and Giuliana is an excellent addition to our weeknight series, which remains the most watched entertainment news franchise with young women.”