Giuliana Rancic to return to E! News

New York — Giuliana Rancic will return to E! News this September as co-host of its nightly news program with Jason Kennedy, three years after leaving the gig.

She will replace Maria Menounos, who left last July following surgery to remove a brain tumour.

When Rancic left E! News, she stayed on as a co-host of its red-carpet coverage at award shows and on Fashion Police, which aired its series finale in 2017.

Where it all began...so thrilled to announce my return to @enews!!!! Excited to co-host with my bff @thejasonkennedy and work with the brilliant team at my home away from home & to be in your living rooms once again! You’ve always been my baby, @enews ??

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While anchoring E! News, Rancic's likeability and humour landed her a reality series with her husband, winner of season one of The Apprentice, Bill Rancic.

But she received backlash in 2015 when she critiqued Zendaya's dreadlocks on a red carpet with what some believed were racist remarks.

Rancic apologised and said the full context of her comments were edited out.