Duff Goldman with wife Johnna and daughter Josephine.Photo:Chris McPhersonMarriage and a family was not a give in forDuff Goldman.“My parents had a really nasty divorce, and I was like, ‘Cool. I don’t ever want any of that, so I’m not getting married.' I was just like, ‘I’m not into it,'" says the Food Network star, 48, whose new showThe Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdownis airing now.But then Duff met hisnow-wife Johnna, 30, online in 2016. “I was like, ‘Oh, that’s how you’re supposed to feel about people,’” he tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands now.Despite the fact that “neither of us were looking for anything serious,” says Duff, the pair talked for seven hours on their first date. Two weeks later they took a spontaneous trip to Hawaii together. “It was obvious pretty quickly that we were really into each other,” he recalls.Duff Goldman with wife Johnna and daughter Josephine.Chris McPhersonJohnna’s first impression of Duff was that he was “really cute and sweet,” she says. “He’s just a kind, gentle soul. And he’s been consistent at that.“As a writer, artist and flutist, Johnna shares Duff’s passion for being creative. At home in Los Angeles, Duff makes toys for theirdaughter Josephine, 2, and practices the guitar forhis band Foie Grock(a play on “foie gras” and “rock and roll”).“I’m kind of a big kid,” he says. “I’m noisy. I’m messy. I’m building stuff constantly.”After getting married in 2019 at the Natural History Museum in L.A. (where they had three wedding cakes!), Duff and Johnna have built an incredible life together.“We have a one-in-a-million relationship,” says Duff. “I never thought I would have this kind of capacity for love.”Duff and Johnna said “I do” at the Natural History Museum in L.A. on Jan. 19, 2019.Amy and Stuart Photography via Martha Stewart WeddingsTheir daughter only opened his heart more. “When you have a kid, you realize, ‘Wow, I didn’t know that was in there,” he says. “It’s wonderful.“More kidsare not off the table. “It might happen. It might,” he adds. “If it does, what a blessing. If not, we’re in bliss.“For more on Duff Goldman, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.
Duff Goldman with wife Johnna and daughter Josephine.Photo:Chris McPherson
Chris McPherson
Marriage and a family was not a give in forDuff Goldman.“My parents had a really nasty divorce, and I was like, ‘Cool. I don’t ever want any of that, so I’m not getting married.’ I was just like, ‘I’m not into it,'” says the Food Network star, 48, whose new showThe Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdownis airing now.But then Duff met hisnow-wife Johnna, 30, online in 2016. “I was like, ‘Oh, that’s how you’re supposed to feel about people,’” he tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands now.Despite the fact that “neither of us were looking for anything serious,” says Duff, the pair talked for seven hours on their first date. Two weeks later they took a spontaneous trip to Hawaii together. “It was obvious pretty quickly that we were really into each other,” he recalls.Duff Goldman with wife Johnna and daughter Josephine.Chris McPhersonJohnna’s first impression of Duff was that he was “really cute and sweet,” she says. “He’s just a kind, gentle soul. And he’s been consistent at that.“As a writer, artist and flutist, Johnna shares Duff’s passion for being creative. At home in Los Angeles, Duff makes toys for theirdaughter Josephine, 2, and practices the guitar forhis band Foie Grock(a play on “foie gras” and “rock and roll”).“I’m kind of a big kid,” he says. “I’m noisy. I’m messy. I’m building stuff constantly.”After getting married in 2019 at the Natural History Museum in L.A. (where they had three wedding cakes!), Duff and Johnna have built an incredible life together.“We have a one-in-a-million relationship,” says Duff. “I never thought I would have this kind of capacity for love.”Duff and Johnna said “I do” at the Natural History Museum in L.A. on Jan. 19, 2019.Amy and Stuart Photography via Martha Stewart WeddingsTheir daughter only opened his heart more. “When you have a kid, you realize, ‘Wow, I didn’t know that was in there,” he says. “It’s wonderful.“More kidsare not off the table. “It might happen. It might,” he adds. “If it does, what a blessing. If not, we’re in bliss.“For more on Duff Goldman, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.
Marriage and a family was not a give in forDuff Goldman.
“My parents had a really nasty divorce, and I was like, ‘Cool. I don’t ever want any of that, so I’m not getting married.’ I was just like, ‘I’m not into it,'” says the Food Network star, 48, whose new showThe Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdownis airing now.
But then Duff met hisnow-wife Johnna, 30, online in 2016. “I was like, ‘Oh, that’s how you’re supposed to feel about people,’” he tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands now.
Despite the fact that “neither of us were looking for anything serious,” says Duff, the pair talked for seven hours on their first date. Two weeks later they took a spontaneous trip to Hawaii together. “It was obvious pretty quickly that we were really into each other,” he recalls.
Duff Goldman with wife Johnna and daughter Josephine.Chris McPherson
Johnna’s first impression of Duff was that he was “really cute and sweet,” she says. “He’s just a kind, gentle soul. And he’s been consistent at that.”
As a writer, artist and flutist, Johnna shares Duff’s passion for being creative. At home in Los Angeles, Duff makes toys for theirdaughter Josephine, 2, and practices the guitar forhis band Foie Grock(a play on “foie gras” and “rock and roll”).
“I’m kind of a big kid,” he says. “I’m noisy. I’m messy. I’m building stuff constantly.”
After getting married in 2019 at the Natural History Museum in L.A. (where they had three wedding cakes!), Duff and Johnna have built an incredible life together.
“We have a one-in-a-million relationship,” says Duff. “I never thought I would have this kind of capacity for love.”
Duff and Johnna said “I do” at the Natural History Museum in L.A. on Jan. 19, 2019.Amy and Stuart Photography via Martha Stewart Weddings
Their daughter only opened his heart more. “When you have a kid, you realize, ‘Wow, I didn’t know that was in there,” he says. “It’s wonderful.”
More kidsare not off the table. “It might happen. It might,” he adds. “If it does, what a blessing. If not, we’re in bliss.”
For more on Duff Goldman, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.
source: people.com
