'Racist' Chef Paula Deen's Dramatic Appearance Change Shocks Social Media: 'Aged Harder Than A Prune'
One of Paula Deen's recipe videos on TikTok recently went viral because of her appearance.
On average, per the 77-year-old chef's most recent uploads on the platform, her recipe videos only gain less than 100,000 views. However, her Spicy Garlic Broccolini recipe uploaded in May amassed over 1.8 million views.
Per the comments from TikTok users, it went viral not because of Deen's recipe but because of how she looked in it. Several people failed to recognize her.
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@pauladeens Spicy Garlic Broccolini Recipe #pauladeen #southerncooking #cooking #recipes #foodvideos #cookingshow #foodblog #howtocook #homecooking ♬ original sound - Paula Deen
"Ain't no way this is Paula Deen?!" commented one TikTok user.
"That must be Paula's mom," quipped another.
"I thought that was Angela from '90 Day Fiancé,'" joked someone else.
"OMG. I didn't recognize her," remarked a fourth user.
"I didn't think it was her until I heard the laugh," wrote a different commenter.
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Meanwhile, other social media users brought up the celebrity chef's 2013 controversy, where she admittedly used racial slurs. The scandal led to her hiatus from the public eye and millions of dollars lost in endorsements.
"Saying the N-word is finally catching up with her," claimed someone.
"I don't know what she (sic) on but she look (sic) a mess. 'Karma is a b***h,'" opined a different person.
This is what being racist all ya life will do to ya. pic.twitter.com/b7r6QDer9s
— Betty-Anne’s Tata Salad (@iDontHaveThyme) June 17, 2024
"This is what being racist all ya life will do to ya," tweeted an X user.
"She aged harder than a prune. I am cackling," said another.
"All that hate turned her into Ezma," commented someone else.
"Hate will have you looking like a crypt keeper in a grey wig," wrote a fourth person.
Amid the negative reactions, some came to Deen's defense and pointed out that she's already in her late 70s.
"She's 77, how do you expect her to look?" tweeted one person.
"That's definitely Paula. People are allowed to get old. We're not gonna look the same in 20 years from today," said someone else from TikTok.
"Yaw she was up in age when we were watching her in 2006. She looks good," remarked another user.
Aside from being at a ripe age, Paula shared in a previous recipe video uploaded in April that she was "at home battling renal cancer."
She also announced in 2012 that she has type 2 diabetes.
