Marcela Valladolid to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on April 8, 2025

Valladolid created a stir on Monday when rumors have surfaced that her career was over.

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Sad news for Valladolid fans. Speculation had been rife that the American chef best known for her show The Kitchen on Food Network, will announce her retirement from all public activities, at age 46, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 08/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a chef isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a chef-television host-author just isn't fun anymore,” she might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that she may branch out into other creative fields she is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouMarcela

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouMarcela was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made her make the decision.