Cat Cora Mug Shot Surfaces Weeks After 'Iron Chef' DUI Arrest
"Iron Chef" Cat Cora's mug shot is sparking a lot of buzz after it surfaced online because people say is "posh" and "glamorous."
Cora was arrested for driving under the influence in Santa Barbara on June 17 after she rear-ended another vehicle. But her mug shot wasn't taken the day of her arrest. Cora reportedly returned to have her picture taken on June 28, according to celebrities' site TMZ.
In the picture Cora poses with a neat hair-style and face.
"Congrats Iron Chef Cat Cora!: That is one posh mugshot," a Twitter user wrote on the social network Friday.
Another user wrote: "Celebrity Chef Cat Cora's glamorous mugshot released after DUI arrest." See the Mug Shot Here.
Since her arrest, the chef who appears on Food Network’s "Iron Chef" and Bravo’s "Around the World in 80 Plates," has apologized for the incident.
“I deeply regret my decision to drive that evening after my designated driver became unavailable. I learned a very important lesson from this experience and take full accountability for my actions,” she said.
Video footage of Cora soon after the accident has been circulating the web where she is heard yelling "nerds" at the drivers of the other car.
“I’m being videotaped by two nerds who don’t wanna have … go have dinner together or do something exciting with their lives,” Cora tells the camera.
Cora was given two breathalyzer when she was arrested and both registered more than double the limit, according to MSN. Police reportedly took her to a local hospital to have a blood test which also registered double the limit.
She admitted to having three beers earlier in the night.According to local newspaper Santa Barbara Independent, she also had an argument with her partner Jennifer Cora earlier in the night.
Cora was the first female Iron Chef on Food Network's "Iron Chef America."
She has four children with her partner, all of whom were conceived from the same sperm donor.
Cora has opened three restaurants and written three top-selling books.
Cora is also a philanthropist and UNICEF spokesperson and founded Chefs for Humanity.
