Paula Deen to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Deen fans. Speculation had been rife that the American chef best known for her show Paula's Home Cooking on Food Network, will announce her retirement from all public activities, at age 78, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 23/02/2025 : 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 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.
#ThankYouPaula
For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouPaula 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.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouPaula.”
— @DesireePlum, 22 Feb 2025
“Deen wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 22 Feb 2025
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