Paula Deen

At 77 years old, Paula Deen has this physical status:

Paula Ann Hiers Deen (born January 19, 1947) is a TV presenter and host of an American television show host.

Deen resides in Savannah, Georgia, where she owns and operates The Lady & Sons restaurant and Paula Deen's Creek House with her sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen.

She has published fifteen cookbooks.

Despite being married since 2004 to Michael Groover, she uses the last name Deen from her first marriage.

Early life

Deen was born in Albany, Georgia, and the niece of Corrie A. Hiers (née Paul) and Earl Wayne Hiers, Sr. Deen was 19 when her father died unexpectedly at the age of 44. Paula, 18, married Jimmy Deen and in 1967, they had their first son James ("Jamie") and then in 1970, a second son Robert ("Bobby") was born, prior to her father's death. Deen suffered with depression and agoraphobia in her twenties and decided to spend more time on her family's meals because it was something she could do without leaving her house. Deen's cooking style had been influenced by her grandmother, Irene Paul, who had taught her the art of Southern cuisine, which Deen described as "true farmhouse cooking, not the kind that takes all day." Deen and her partner Jimmy divorced in 1989. Deen, a mother and her younger brother Earl ("Bubba"), tried various businesses before starting The Bag Lady, a catering company that provided lunches to office workers, which her sons Jamie and Bobby provided.

Personal life

In 2004, Deen married Michael Groover (born 1956), a tugboat captain in the Port of Savannah, Georgia. Deen and Groover have two children from a previous marriage, as does Groover. The wedding was held at Bethesda Academy in Savannah in 2004 and was featured in a Food Network show.

Paula is a fan of Bethesda Academy, and she has begged Old Savannah Tours to give $1 to the charity for every ticket sold for the Paula Deen Store ticket auction.

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