Laverne Cox Deeply Humbled to Replace Giuliana Rancic as E! Red Carpet Host Celebrity Days after the longtime host announced her departure, the 'Orange Is the New Black' star is uncovered to be fronting a series of specials and marshalling the network's awards show coverage. May 11, 2021 Giuliana Rancic as E!'s red carpet style guru. Rancic announced she would be stepping down as the network's leading fashion critic last week (May 7), and the " Orange Is the New Black" star will take her place, fronting a series of specials and marshalling E!'s awards show coverage. "I'm so excited and deeply humbled to be hosting E!'s iconic red-carpet coverage," Laverne said in a statement. "For many years I would wake up early on awards show days, get my snacks in place and watch E!'s coverage all day long. I dreamed of walking red carpets."