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Rachael Ray’s Transformation Over the Years: Celebrity Chef’s Photos From Then and Now

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Sep 3, 2024 3:44 pm·

By Samantha Agate

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Rachael Ray is known for her innovations in the culinary world, and the celebrity chef has undergone a noticeable transformation in the Hollywood spotlight. From her years on TV to writing cookbooks and owning businesses, the TV host has had quite an impressive career.

“I started working in kitchens when I was 8 or 9. I got my working papers when I was 14,” Rachael told Tasting Table in October 2022. “My first memory actually was when I was 3 and I grilled my thumb to the flattop in our restaurant in Cape Cod. I have a ‘Harry Potter’ scar on my thumb. That marked me to work in food.”

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2004

From 2002 to 2005, Rachael hosted $40 a Day for 77 episodes, in which she tried to eat three meals a day for $40 in various destinations. Here she is photographed at the afterparty for the premiere of Rockets Redglare in New York City.

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2005

The culinary expert attended the South Beach Food and Wine Festival in Miami Beach, Florida. She married her husband, John M. Cusimano, that same year.

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2007

For more than a decade, Rachael hosted 30 Minute Meals, sharing easy and simple recipes that could be made in 30 minutes or less. The New York native was photographed walking the runway at the Red Dress Fall 2007 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the Big Apple.

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2009

Rachael attended the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. That year, she was nominated for Best Outstanding Service Host.

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2011

Rachael appeared in a leather jacket and short black dress, showing off her legs.

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2015

Rachael stepped out on a red carpet in New York City in a shimmering gown with a leather jacket on top.

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2019

The TV personality posed in the press room during the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, California.

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2024

Rachael made an appearance at the North Shore Animal League America’s 2024 Celebration of Rescue at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City with her husband.

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