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Ina Garten reveals she separated from husband Jeffrey after launching her cooking empire because he had….see more
Ina Garten has revealed that she briefly separated from her husband after launching her cooking empire because he ‘expected’ her to play a ‘certain role’ and felt she wasn’t ‘paying enough attention to him.’
On the outside, it has looked as though Ina’s 56-year marriage to Jeffrey has been picture perfect every step of the way.
But now, the acclaimed cook and author, 76, has revealed that she and her 77-year-old husband split up in the 1970s, when she was just starting out in her career.
The Barefoot Contessa star told People that her husband had certain ‘expectations’ of her, which she found ‘really annoying.’
‘He expected a wife that would make dinner,’ she said. ‘There were certain roles that we played, and I found them really annoying.’
Ina and Jeffrey married in 1968, and at the time, she working as the White House budget analyst.
But in 1978, she left her government job and purchased a food store in New York called Barefoot Contessa.
In an excerpt of her upcoming memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens, Ina explained that after she started running her own business, she realized she couldn’t ‘live with him in the traditional “man and wife” relationship anymore.’
‘When I bought Barefoot Contessa, I shattered our traditional roles – took a baseball bat to them and left them in pieces,’ she wrote.
‘While I was still cooking, cleaning, shopping, managing at the store, I was doing it as a businesswoman, not a wife.
‘I just couldn’t live with him in a traditional “man and wife” relationship. Jeffrey hadn’t done anything wrong.
‘He was just doing what every man before him had done. But we were living in a new era, and that behavior wasn’t OK with me anymore. I had changed.’
The 76-year-old admitted that her immense ‘responsibilities’ as a storeowner made it ‘impossible for her to even think about anything else, and she confessed that she ‘didn’t pay enough attention’ to her husband.
‘There was no expectation about who got home from work first and what they should do, because I never got home from work,’ she continued.
‘I didn’t pay enough attention to him. I just wanted everyone to leave me alone so I could concentrate on the store.
‘Jeffrey was fully formed and living the life he wanted to live. I wasn’t, and I wouldn’t be able to figure out who I was or what I wanted unless I was on my own. I needed that freedom.’
Ina revealed that she considered divorcing Jeffrey, but in the end, opted for a separation as she took time to figure out what she really wanted.
In the tome, she described it as the ‘hardest thing she ever did,’ but stressed the importance of her ‘being on her own.’
‘I didn’t say whether it was for now… or forever. In true Jeffrey form, he said, “If you feel like you need to be on your own, you need to do it,”‘ she recalled.
‘He packed his bag and went home to Washington with no plan to come back. I buried my emotions and threw myself into my work.’
In the end, Ina suggested that Jeffrey see a therapist, and he agreed, which changed everything for them.
They spent six weeks apart before they ultimately decided to give their love another go as ‘equals.’
‘Jeffrey’s willingness to see the therapist was as significant as anything that might happen during their session,’ Ina added.
‘He was that determined to convince me he was serious about making our marriage work.
‘Six weeks passed. We talked, we listened, and more important, we heard each other when we aired our concerns.
Moving forward, we could be equals who took care of each other. It wouldn’t happen overnight, but if we worked toward the same goal, we could change things together.’
For more than two decades, Ina grew Barefoot Contessa into a booming business, before releasing her first cookbook in 1999.
It was a rousing success and launched her into mega stardom within the culinary world.
She then began making frequent appearances on Martha Stewart’s show before landing her own Food Network program, called Barefoot Contessa, in 2002.
Since then, Ina has released a whopping 13 cookbooks in total and has embarked on a slew of other business endeavors; her show went on for 29 seasons before coming to an end in 2021.
Since their brief separation, Jeffrey has been by her side through it all, and they’re still happily in love now, decades on.
On his 77th birthday last November, Ina shared a touching tribute to him.
‘Happy birthday to my darling husband Jeffrey. I’ve loved you madly for almost 60 years and I’m just getting started,’ she gushed.
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Elvira, 73, exposes Ariana Grande, 31, and says she was her worst and rudest Celeb encounter for what she did to her and Ari was quick to clap back but fans negatively react “Anxiety is not an excuse!”
During a recent conversation with her fans, Cassandra Peterson — better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — revealed she had a bad interaction with a celebrity whose name “rhymes with Pariana Mande.” She then doubled down, reposting an article about her remarks on Instagram and hash-tagging Ariana Grande’s name.
It was this post that caught Ariana Grande’s eye. “I’m so disheartened to see this,” the Wicked star commented on Elvira’s post. “I actually don’t even remember getting the chance to meet you because I had an anxiety attack and to my memory, left before the rest of my family.”
In parentheses, Grande explained that she went to Elvira’s show “around 7 years ago,” when she was “really not great with being in public crowds or loud places.” She went on to apologize, and to praise Elvira. “If I’m misremembering this moment, I sincerely apologize for offending you so,” she wrote. “Thank you for being so nice to my mom, she told me how lovely you were (she might have different feelings about that now but I’ll talk to her… clearly, we all have our days!)”
What Happened Between Ariana & Elvira?
Elvira told fans about her encounter with Grande during a Q&A at Knott’s Berry Farm in California, claiming that the pop star requested 20 tickets to her show for her family and friends, but refused to take a picture with her in return.
“We gave her the tickets and she comes backstage and she asks if I can take pictures with all of her friends and relatives she brought,” she recalled, as seen in a viral video. “I take a picture with every single one of them, I sign autographs for every single one of them. Then I say to her, ‘Can we take a photo together?’ And she goes, ‘No, I don’t really do that.’”
Elvira also remembered that Grande left before the show began, which aligns with Grande’s memory of the night. “All her relatives stayed, and she took off,” Elvira said.
Here’s Ariana’s response:
After a round of boos from the Q&A audience, someone on stage with Elvira quipped, “she’s playing the wrong witch,” nodding to Grande’s role in Wicked as Glinda the Good Witch.
There seem to be no hard feelings on Grande’s side, as she ended her comment by writing “sending love always” and declaring that Elvira will “always be our queen of halloween.” Elvira has yet to respond to Grande’s apology.
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Keanu Reeves, 60, finally Confirmed Marriage to Winona Ryder, 52, after 30 years, reacting to the viral marriage rumors between him and Alexandra Grant “I want to clear all doubts and make things clear that…” See more
Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves are still madly in (platonic) love with each other.
The former “Dracula” costars have known each other since the 1980s and, as they divulged during a 2018 press tour for “Destination Wedding,” their onscreen nuptials in the 1992 Bram Stoker adaptation might’ve been legally binding.
On the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast Monday, host Josh Horowitz asked Ryder how “the two biggest luddites on the planet” even keep in touch.
“I know,” said Ryder. “But we do text, and we always say who it is, even though it says it on the text … On his birthday, when I’m like, ‘Happy Birthday, my husband!’ and I put ‘Noni,’ he’s like, ‘Hey, wife! Love you, KR 57.’ On each birthday he’s like, ‘KR 57’ or whatever his age is.”
“He’s always done that,” she explained.
Ryder and Reeves were familiar with each other long before they were cast in “Dracula.”
“We met in the late ’80s, like ’87, ’88, at one of the early Independent Spirit Awards at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel,” she told People in 2018. “It wasn’t televised. Buck Henry was the emcee, and we gave out Best Supporting Actor.”
Ryder also explained to the outlet that she had initiated their “Destination Wedding” collaboration.
“I emailed him,” she said, adding: “I was so happy because he responded.”
During an Entertainment Weekly interview with Reeves in 2018, Ryder revealed that director Francis Ford Coppola had used “a real Romanian priest” for their “Dracula” wedding scene.
“We said yes?” Reeves asked Ryder, who confirmed as much. “Oh my gosh, we’re married,” he joked.
The Romanian nuptials presumably didn’t hold, however, as Reeves and Ryder have both pursued various other romantic interests over the years.
They’re each currently in relationships with other people: Reeves has been dating artist Alexandra Grant since 2019, and Ryder’s longtime partner is fashion designer Scott Mackinlay Hahn. However, neither actor has ever tied the knot — except, of course, (potentially) with each other.
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Rihanna, 36, shockingly announce SPLIT with rapper ASAP Rocky, 36, after 4 years of relationship with 2 kids and another on the way… “After finding out his huge secret, it broke my heart into many pieces, so we decided to go our separate ways“ – See Full details
In a stunning turn of events, pop icon Rihanna and rapper ASAP Rocky have announced their separation after a four-year relationship.
The couple, who have a two-year-old son together and are expecting their second child, have revealed that the decision was made after a significant revelation that shattered their bond.
In a heartfelt statement released today, Rihanna expressed her deep sadness and heartbreak over the split. “After discovering a truth that I never thought I would have to confront, my heart was irrevocably broken,” she said.
“Despite our love for each other and the beautiful family we’ve built together, I believe it is best for both of us to move forward separately.”
The exact nature of the revelation that led to the breakup remains a mystery, but rumors have been swirling in the entertainment industry for weeks.
Speculation has ranged from infidelity to personal differences that proved insurmountable.
ASAP Rocky, who has been relatively quiet since the news broke, has yet to issue a public statement.
However, sources close to the couple have confirmed that the split was amicable and that the two remain committed to co-parenting their children.
The news of Rihanna and ASAP Rocky’s separation has sent shockwaves through the music industry and beyond.
The couple, who have been considered one of the most stylish and influential pairs in recent years, have a massive global following.
Their unexpected breakup has left fans devastated and wondering what the future holds for both of them.
While the information presented in this article is based on current online reports, this is a rumor.
No official confirmation has been provided by either Rihanna or ASAP Rocky, and the accuracy of the details cannot be verified at this time.
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