FORMER Food Network star Paula Deen has fans gushing over her youthful look while sharing her latest Labor Day post.
The chef’s praise comes shortly after fans thought Paula, 77, looked completely unrecognizable on her YouTube cooking series.
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The Southern chef, who rose to fame with her Paula’s Home Cooking show on Food Network, has continued her passion by sharing recipes on social media.
Paula was fired from the network in 2013 after being sued for racial discrimination.
Most recently, the Georgia native shared a photo on Instagram that showed her spooning cherry tomatoes onto a hangar steak topped with mozzarella.
“You work hard all year—take it easy this Labor Day with some of my delicious easy Labor Day recipes,” she wrote in the caption.
She stood outside before her grill and lush greenery as she posed mid-scoop for the shot.
The home cook wore a bright yellow top and a teal chain necklace, complementing her bright blue eyes.
Her silver hair was styled in loose curls and fell just above her shoulders, while her makeup also appeared to be professionally done.
In the shot, Paula appeared to have a much slimmer frame and face, looking different from how many fans may remember her from TV.
In the comments, fans praised her recent weight loss and gushed over her youthful appearance.
“Girl you are aging backwards!!” one person said.
“Paula, you look so fabulous!!!” a second commented, while a third wrote, “You look fabulous Paula. So proud of you.”
“Paula..this is your best look yet! You look 35,” a fourth thought.
“WOW Ms Paula you look fantastic!! Thank you for all the years of delicious dishes!!” someone else wrote.
Paula Deen’s Career
- (1996) Opened The Lady & Sons restaurant in Savannah, Georgia
- (1998) Published her The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook
- (2002) Paula’s Home Cooking debuted on Food Network
- (2007) Won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host
- (2006–08) Released cooking show Paula’s Party
- (2008–13) Released cooking show Paula’s Best Dishes
Another asked if the chef was “on Ozempic” and what happened to the “round jolly lady.”
During her time on television, Paula had a much fuller face and became known for her bouncy and blown-out hair.
PAULA WHO?
The fan responses come just weeks after the celebrity chef was called out for looking completely different on YouTube.
Many noted her transformation and believed she looked “so skinny” when sharing her breakfast pizza casserole recipe in her Love & Best Dishes series.
She was seen wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with matching pants, which she paired with an orange necklace and earrings.
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Paula hid her face behind clear-framed, oversized glasses, and her light-colored locks were tied back into a ponytail.
Her face was visibly thinner, prompting one fan to ask in the video’s comments section, “How do you all stay skinny?”
“Great Paula so skinny,” wrote another.
The Southern chef looked equally unrecognizable in another YouTube cooking tutorial earlier this summer.
She again wore another pair of oversized glasses that covered her face and opted for a gray denim button-up with rolled sleeves.
Her hair was tied up similarly, accentuating her slimmer face even further.
LETTING HER GO
Paula, who has over 500K followers on her YouTube channel, has found newfound fame on social media after she was fired from her cooking show over a decade ago.
She originally rose to fame in the early 2000s as a chef, cookbook author, and restaurant owner.
She launched Paula’s Home Cooking on Food Network in 2002, which ran for a decade before she was fired for making racist remarks.
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The chef was sued by Lisa Jackson, the former manager of Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House, one of Paula’s restaurants.
Paula admitted to using the n-word in the past during her deposition and said she no longer associated with the meaning of the word.
“Ms Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable. She is looking forward to her day in court,” her rep later told TMZ.
Food Network ended the cook’s 14-year tenure and said they would no longer renew her contract.
She appeared on Today shortly after and claimed that she was “not a racist” in an attempt to reclaim her image.
Paula now keeps up with her fans on social media and often shares posts with her husband of 20 years, Michael Groover.
Last year, the chef released her newest book, Love & Best Dishes — the same name as her YouTube series.
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