Rachael Ray Says She Is ‘Afraid’ to Look at What People Write About Her Online

Mar. 15, 2025

Rachael Ray.Photo:Daniel Boczarski/Getty

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Rachael Ray’s trick to not letting the haters get to her is to not even listen to them.The celebrity chef talked to herreal-life friendand Food Network starAnne Burrellabout bad press on the Dec. 3 episode ofRay’s podcast,I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.“Do you ever think about the way people think about you? I don’t,” Ray, 56, said, adding that she “never look[s] at anything” being said about her. “I’m, like, afraid to, quite frankly," she added.“There was a site called ‘I Hate Rachael Ray’ for years, and I’m like, well, at least they’re watching,” Ray recalled. “I remember that!” Burrell, 55, answered, laughing. “Who would take the time to do that? F—— loser.”But the harsh website didn’t weigh on Ray: “I loved it. They watched every day,” she said, happy to have gotten the views for her shows.Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray.Dia Dipasupil/GettyThe pair also discussed what it is like to be seen as a “tough” woman.“You are thought of as a bad— in life, and you are. You’re tough. You’re strong,” said Ray, who wasone of Burrell’s bridesmaids during her 2021 nuptialsto Stuart Claxton.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I think that it’s kind of funny that because you’re a tough, strong woman, that you can’t be kind and nice at the same time or feminine,” Burrell replied. “Like, why can’t it just be all of those things? And why does it have to feel like a novel concept to have a woman that is all of those kind of things?”This paradox even influences how Burrell dresses for work. “This is also the reason why I wear skirts in the kitchen. It was a way always to sort of maintain my femininity. Yeah. I’m a bad— girl chef — and I own that, and I love that — but I’m also a woman,” she explained.

Rachael Ray’s trick to not letting the haters get to her is to not even listen to them.

The celebrity chef talked to herreal-life friendand Food Network starAnne Burrellabout bad press on the Dec. 3 episode ofRay’s podcast,I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.

“Do you ever think about the way people think about you? I don’t,” Ray, 56, said, adding that she “never look[s] at anything” being said about her. “I’m, like, afraid to, quite frankly," she added.

“There was a site called ‘I Hate Rachael Ray’ for years, and I’m like, well, at least they’re watching,” Ray recalled. “I remember that!” Burrell, 55, answered, laughing. “Who would take the time to do that? F—— loser.”

But the harsh website didn’t weigh on Ray: “I loved it. They watched every day,” she said, happy to have gotten the views for her shows.

Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray.Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Dia Dipasupil/Getty

The pair also discussed what it is like to be seen as a “tough” woman.

“You are thought of as a bad— in life, and you are. You’re tough. You’re strong,” said Ray, who wasone of Burrell’s bridesmaids during her 2021 nuptialsto Stuart Claxton.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“I think that it’s kind of funny that because you’re a tough, strong woman, that you can’t be kind and nice at the same time or feminine,” Burrell replied. “Like, why can’t it just be all of those things? And why does it have to feel like a novel concept to have a woman that is all of those kind of things?”

This paradox even influences how Burrell dresses for work. “This is also the reason why I wear skirts in the kitchen. It was a way always to sort of maintain my femininity. Yeah. I’m a bad— girl chef — and I own that, and I love that — but I’m also a woman,” she explained.

source: people.com