'Kids want happy parents!' Unrepentant Giuliana Rancic and Bill Rancic jet off without baby Duke after saying 'marriage must come first'

Giuliana Rancic caused a storm of controversy on Wednesday when she revealed she puts her marriage before her son.
But it seems she has no regrets, smiling as she and husband Bill jetted out of Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon.
Holding hands and looking relaxed and happy, the pair appeared to be without their son Duke, who turned six months old today.

No regrets: Unrepentant Giuliana and Bill Rancic jet out of Los Angeles on Thursday, apparently without their son Duke; the TV presenter has controversially claimed she puts her marriage before her son

Earlier Giuliana had defended her comments on her Twitter page, writing: 'Absolutely...kids want happy parents.' as she retweeted a link to an article about her comments.
While the Fashion Police mentor didn't refer directly to the controversy created by her comments, she was quick to retweet any messages that reflected her own viewpoint.
The 37-year-old sparked a flurry of responses on Wednesday with her comments.

He's my number one! Giuliana believes children need happy parents

‘We're husband and wife, but we're also best friends, and it's funny because a lot of people, when they have kids, they put the baby first, and the marriage second,’ Giuliana told Us Weekly.
‘That works for some people. For us, I find, we put our marriage first and our child second, because the best thing we can do for him is have a strong marriage.’
She added: ‘So we're even stronger than we ever were before and even imagined we could be.’

Beary cute: Bill tweeted this photo of Duke on Wednesday along with the caption: 'Just checking out the ladies!!!'

The TV star also revealed how she and Bill happily divide parenting duties, and how her doting husband ensured she was well-rested before covering the Oscars red carpet.
‘Oscar morning, Duke wakes up, like, twice during the night because he's so hungry and wants to eat every four hours,’ she divulged.
‘So Bill, like, no question was like “I got it. Tonight you get a good night's sleep.”
'And when Bill has shoots the next day or meetings the next day, I do it.
‘It's kind of amazing. I always say to Bill, “You were my first baby,” because he was! He was my first love and my first baby and Duke is my second baby.

Sharing the load: Giuliana and Bill take it in turns to tackle parenting duties when it comes to Duke, who is almost five months

Duke was born via gestational surrogate in August, and the couple hope to have another child.
Giuliana said: ‘We'd love to do it, so hopefully it's sooner rather than later.’
The beautiful brunette said that another thing that helps the pair maintain a strong marriage is having regular date nights.
‘We do it all the time. I had Oscars and then Fashion Police, and now I'm done. Awards season is over.
'So last night Bill surprised me. He had Chicago deep dish pizza flown in from Giordano's!’ she said.
‘He knows after awards season, I go to town! We had that and some frozen yoghurt for dessert and… walked around Santa Monica. It was sweet!’

Happy mom, happy baby? Duke stayed at home while his parents enjoyed some couple time