OVER THE TOP Paula Deen's flirtatiousness!!!!!
Is it just me or does Paula Deen show way to much flirtatiousness with her guests. Then, when she has her husband come on she kicks him to the curb. It just seems like it's too much. I don't even watch the show anymore, it's embarrassing to watch her interact with people like that. I can remember watching her a while back and she just seemed like a fun loving respectful person. Now she acts like a old brothel queen.
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28 Comments:
Yes it is true!! I don't watch the show anymore because of that. It is very annoying. And sometimes she enjoys biting food and sharing that with her guests. Yuck!!!
cocobypr at 12:57AM on 08/09/08
She kind of reminds me of Blanche on the Golden Girls--if Blanche gained 50 lbs, and chased every man with a 55-gallon drum of butter-mayo-velveeta mix.
beth1 at 1:02AM on 08/09/08
It has been told to me that Ms Deen is a real earthy person by someone from her publishing company and friends who work at QVC. She often says some very lascivious things and laughs her ass off. I admire her lust for life but not her passion for fat.
When I am as old as her I hope I have some 20 something intern running from me as I say off color things and spin naughty limericks.
Bless her!
JerzeeTomato at 2:26AM on 08/09/08
I'm sure she's a very nice person..but that laugh and over the top personality is a bit much... that's why I love Nigella... cool, calm, classy, and oh so sexy!
cambriana at 2:37AM on 08/09/08
Yes I noticed this, on her party show, she is out control, I can't watch it. Is she drunk?
pjracz10 at 4:12AM on 08/09/08
This is the reason I can't stand Paula's Party. I too, am embarrassed about the way she acts. I'm certainly no prude, but I think it's inappropriate given that she's married, as are many of her guests. I don't think it's "all in good fun" I think it's over the top.
I love her laugh, and I do enjoy her other shows, don't make too many of her recipes, but I appreciate all the work she did to get where she's at now in life and I support that wholeheartedly.
I do agree with Jerzee when she says she hopes to have an intern running with off color comments, most of those COMMENTS are funny, but her ACTIONS are just too much. And I could do without the sharing of food and licking of fingers, etc. Ewww.
bobcatsteph3 at 6:45AM on 08/09/08
Maybe butter is an aphrodisiac.
Brownie at 7:01AM on 08/09/08
@Brownie- hahahhaaha i think you figured it out!
machellebelle at 7:29AM on 08/09/08
I think if Paula were a guy grabbing his younger, female guests, we'd all be revolted by the scene. I think she's had to much to drink and isn't a bit funny when she harasses her guests like that.
chari at 9:02AM on 08/09/08
I enjoy Paula's Home Cooking and her personality, but put her with people not related to her and she turns into Mrs. Hyde. I'd hide!
I gather her new show will have her cooking with others in her kitchen. If she can't behave, I'll be turning her off right quick, y'all.
PerkyMac at 9:14AM on 08/09/08
I wonder how much of her actions are really hers and how much is FN directed. she seems much more herself of Home Cooking and much more forced on others. Lets face it, FN may think it'll boost ratings.
huneybumper at 10:07AM on 08/09/08
She is beyond sweet one-on-one. Put people in the room with her and she turns into an ass. I've seen Bobby Deen cringe at some of her behavior.
BITTER at 10:31AM on 08/09/08
I ditto what chari said.
holdthemayo at 11:25AM on 08/09/08
I think she is repulsive and borderline sexually harassing people. I find the Neeley's as repulsive with the kissing, gimme some sugar, blah blah blah.
Keep your bedroom behavior in the bedroom and cook the damn food.
ChelleyD01 at 11:33AM on 08/09/08
I'm with Perky - I used to really like her on Paula's Home Cooking. In fact, I still enjoy that show when I catch it - not for cooking, just because there's something very grandmotherly and comforting in her personality. But I cannot watch Paula's Party at all - the few minutes of different episodes I've caught here and there made me feel so embarrassed and uncomfortable (and I don't find Neelys offensive. I don't watch their show because Gina's personality is too over the top, but their interaction doesn't bother me) that I had to change the channel right away.
I am also afraid that if I see any more of her Party, I will not be able to enjoy her on her Home Cooking any more as her image as the sweet Southern grandmother will be forever replaced by the image of an embarrassingly horny grandma who, it sometimes seems, would be more appropriate on "To Catch a Predator". Good for her, no doubt, but not on my TV screen - which is why I have my remote control and freely exercise my right to use it whenever I happen to come across Paula's Party.
brooke29 at 11:45AM on 08/09/08
I think we should all speculate more about who is and isn't "drunk," "drinking too much" or "on/off their meds" and so on.
Don't like to watch someone on television? Cool. Don't think much of a person based on what you see on television? Also totally fine.
But could we please, literally in the name of decency, shelve the unnecessary and entirely baseless comments on what substances may or may not be in play?
I don't like Paula's Party as a show, personally (though I've seen only a few minutes of it here and there, so that's a sense and not a totally informed opinion). But how on earth would I know whether she were on anything?
ccbweb at 12:03PM on 08/09/08
Paula, the Neeleys (and FN) need a heads up. Almost all of us enjoy silly, sexy stuff at certain times in certain places. Almost all of us DON'T like to watch others doing the same. There is a difference. Some, like Nigella, know how to stay just on the classy side of the line, as cambriana points out.
They have things called porn channels for the voyeurs.
Blue Iris at 1:06PM on 08/09/08
I've never cared for Paula... her show makes me feel like I've gained weight just by watching it. And her personality is, as many others have said, over the top. Rachel Ray is high-energy, Paula Deen is maniacal!
PerkyMac, look at it this way--at least she's not flirting with people who ARE related to her!
buffy at 2:29PM on 08/09/08
Has anyone seen the episode where she cooks with Jimmy Carter? Before the cooking starts, he gives her a tour of his childhood home, and she kept commenting that she wanted to see his bedroom...commenting in a flirty way, like when a girlfriend wants to see her new boyfriend's room. I thought it was a bit odd to say the least.
erinlovestoeat at 2:45PM on 08/09/08
Though she's often completely over the top and bordering on obnoxious, I have to agree with Jerzee Tomato. I only wish I could be as well off, heavily made up and as surrounded by young, attractive men when I'm her age. Hell, I'm twenty-three and have none of that going for me, it's something I aspire to.
That being said, sometimes when I'm suffering from horrible boredome, I'll watch Paula's Party and I'll literally have to flip the channel because she embarrasses me so badly. It makes me cringe for her, so I'd rather not watch.
PumpkinBear at 1:57AM on 08/10/08
@ccbweb: But could we please, literally in the name of decency, shelve the unnecessary and entirely baseless comments on what substances may or may not be in play? I don't like Paula's Party as a show, personally (though I've seen only a few minutes of it here and there, so that's a sense and not a totally informed opinion). But how on earth would I know whether she were on anything?
No, CCBWEB, we can't shelve the comments. These folks have deliberately sought fame. They're fair game. And besides that, if you've only seen a few minutes of it, how would you know?
Get off the soapbox (again), please.
tmj529 at 5:04AM on 08/10/08
I apologize. That someone is on television certainly warrants declarations about their substance use/abuse problems.
ccbweb at 12:16PM on 08/10/08
I agree with ChelleyD01completely! I can't watch Paula Deen or the Neelys, they are so obnoxious and have absolutely no class!
stephie at 1:52PM on 08/10/08
I met Paula at a book signing, and she was genuinely warm and friendly. She did not personify a genteel southern grandmother nor did she act lewd and obnoxious. She fell somewhere in the middle, sharing funny and sometimes racy stories but nothing in poor taste. She stayed long after the close of the booksigning, just talking in general to a group of us and engaging us in conversation about our different food experiences. She was very charming and at the time, I wished I could have someone like her as my next door neighbor.
I agree that her recent behavior on FN has been outlandish, undoubtedly orchestrated by the powers that be at FN. They needed a BIG personality to replace Emeril Live, complete with his inuendos (playing with sausages, etc.). Enter Paula's Party. Unfortunately, they went way over the top. They exploited her natural tendancy to be a little baudy and went straight for lewd. I use my remote to tune her out, but I can't help but contrast the person I met to this tv personna. Please bring back the old/real Paula.
Josdean at 10:29PM on 08/10/08
When I'm single, I'm an incorrigible (and effective) flirt. When I am happily tucked in a monogamous relationship, the idea never crosses my mind.
There's trouble in butterland.
chiff0nade at 10:21AM on 08/11/08
Used to be a Paula fan. Now - not so much. Pitiful and sad, as is the entire excuse of a "food" network. If they (the producers,etc.) are truly orchestrating this, then more shame heaped on their heads. She's become a cliche and an embarrassment....bless her heart. She needs to say "NO" to the whole over-the-top behavior thing.
Chef Jo at 12:19PM on 08/11/08
Used to be a Paula fan. Now - not so much. ...
@Chef Jo - I watched Paula for a very short time. I thought "why not know more about southern food??" She lost me the first time she ever used a pre-made biscuit dough. No, ah say no self respecting southern cook would EVA use such a thing! I had a nasty mind bending Shamdra Lee flashback and changed the channel.
When I saw how many shows they've shoveled onto Paula, I wrote them off as Emerilizing.*
* TVFN's habit of waaaay overexposing one or another personality until we can't get away from his or her image.
chiff0nade at 8:54PM on 08/11/08
Paula's a real Southern gal......who flirts with men, other women, kids, even pets ......who usually respond by flirting back. I've lived in her community for 30 years and I can say she has been very animated every time I have seen her. The accent is real and many Southerners sound just like her. She and her family are very generous and support many local charitable organizations.
TybeeSherri at 7:14PM on 09/23/08