Paula Deen was a major star on the Food Network with multiple shows until a scandal ruined her career. She’s spent the last decade making a comeback. The Savannah, Georgia, resident, 79, stunned fans in a photo where she seems to be aging backward. Stay on this page to see the shocking photo.
Paula Deen Reinvents Herself After Huge Scandal
At the height of her fame, Paula Deen had multiple shows on the Food Network and a popular restaurant bearing her name. But her career came to a halt in 2013. Decades of hard work disappeared in an instant. Her fall from grace was the topic of a documentary.
Paula Deen’s reputation was ruined when she was sued by a former employee for racial discrimination. Details of a deposition from the lawsuit leaked online. When asked if she’d ever uttered the n-word, the Southern chef admitted that she had. The repercussions were deafening. Food Network canceled her cooking shows and she was basically shunned.
However, the Southern chef wasn’t about to give up. She spent years working her way back up to the top. She moved her cooking content to YouTube after the Food Network canceled her. Paula Deen continues to share “down-home” Southern food recipes with her fans. She released a new cookbook in 2023.
Southern Chef, 79, Aging Backward In New Photo
Many of Paula Deen’s fans never gave up on her. For them, she’s as popular today as she was back when the scandal broke. The culinary legend showed off a slimmer figure at the beginning of the year. She was forced to change her diet after being diagnosed with diabetes in 2012.
The former Food Network star turned 79 on January 19. She marked the occasion on social media. “I’ve officially taken another trip around the sun—here’s to being a sweet 79 years young,” she wrote alongside a photo of her and her husband relaxing on a couch. Sporting a cute pink top, Paula Deen up held a cupcake with her face on it.
Despite the sweet treat, Paula Deen showed off her new svelte figure. Her social media followers took to the comments to praise her youthful appearance.
- “you’re still as beautiful as ever”
- “You look wonderful!”
- “You look amazing”
- “You are looking great at 79 years old today”
- “You look 59 beautiful lady”
- “You are forever young”
- “you look younger every year!”
- “You look better than ever”
- “you get prettier ever year!”
- “You look so beautiful and young!”
Paula Deen rebuilt her career from the ashes of cancel culture. At 79, she’s showing no signs of slowing down now that she’s back on top. She regularly posts new cooking recipes on YouTube. Tell us your reaction to the culinary legend, 79, aging backwards in the comments.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
