Alex Gurnaschelli is a multi-talented American TV personality. She is a chef, restaurateur, social media star, actress, and author.
She has mainly accumulated her stardom as the host of the Food Network cooking show, The Kitchen. Additionally, Alex has also appeared as an executive chef and judge of other shows such as Chopped (2009-2021), Guy’s Grocery Games (2014-2021), Beat Bobby Flay (2013-2021), etc.
In this article, we shall emphasize Alex Gurnaschelli’s relationship details. So, is Alex Gurnaschelli married? Or is she still engaged to her fiance Michael Castellon? Please stick till the end to quench your curiosity about the Food Network star.
Alex Gurnaschelli and Chef Michael Castellon’s Love life
The Kitchen host, Alex Gurnaschelli, first met her fiance Michael Castellon sometime in 2016. She was introduced to Michael by her friend, who worked as a waiter at the same restaurant where Michael was the chef.
Alex and her friend had visited the restaurant for dinner. She liked the steak so much that she called her waiter friend and praised the food.
In reply, her friend invited her to meet the chef, and that was it. Alex told Michael about how good the steak was, and the two immediately bonded.
The Engagement
The chef couple, Alex and Michael, dated for almost four years before getting engaged on 20 June 2020. Michael proposed to her on the way back from a grocery store.
Shortly after the engagement, Alex spoke with PEOPLE and revealed the detail about how Michael proposed to her for marriage. According to Alex, they were driving back home after grocery shopping when suddenly Michael stopped the car claiming to have seen a baby deer on the roadside.
The two got off their vehicle and began investigating. The pair tip-toed, looking for a baby deer.
After a while, when Alex was looking in another direction, Michael got down on one knee and proposed to her with a ring. He asked, “Will you marry me?” And, also explained that there was no deer around, and he loved how she always believed him.
Moreover, the day Michael asked Alex to become his wife was her birthday, i.e., 20 June.
Is Alex Gurnaschelli still engaged to fiance Michael Castellon?
Unfortunately, almost two years after the engagement, Alex Gurnaschelli and Michael Castellon have split. They are no more engaged. PEOPLE confirmed via a report on 21 February 2022 that the chef pair ended their relationship and engagement after more than five years of togetherness.
After the pair’s engagement in June 2020, Alex told PEOPLE that she was in no hurry to tie the wedding knot. However, she revealed her desire to have a blowout wedding.
After their split, Michael was interviewed by Closer Weekly. The chef exclusively told Closer that he only wished the best for Alex.
He did not reveal any reason for the breakup. Similarly, Alex has also remained tight-lipped regarding the end of their relationship and engagement.
Before Michael Castellon, the 53 years old Food Network host was married to a man named Brandon Clark. She married Brandon in 2007 and split after eight years, i.e., in 2015.
Moreover, with her former husband, Alex has a daughter, Ava Simone Clark, who was birth in September 2007.
Who is Michael Castellon?
Like Alex Gurnaschelli, her ex-boyfriend Michael Castellon is also a professional chef. He appeared in an episode of Food Network’s reality show, Guy’s Grocery Games in 2019 as a competitor and won it. As the winning prize, Michael took home a hefty sum amounting to $10,000.
His now ex-fiance, Alex, was a judge on the same show. However, in the particular episode where Michael became a winner, Alex was not present.
Additionally, Michael also has a few other TV credits, such as Iron Chef America: The Series (2018) and Chopped (2017-2020). Besides TV shows and cooking, he also owns a restaurant in New York City.