In 2013, TV chef Paula Deen, 77, lost her job and reputation when she was sued by a former employee who worked at her restaurant.
Rumor has it: The star is responding
In court, it was found that Dean regularly used racist expressions and was planning, among other things, to arrange a Civil War-style party, with only black waiters.
The scandal led to Dean, once beloved by food-loving Americans, being frozen out and losing the good reputation it had built up over several years.
Since then, she has lived a relatively isolated life, but she continues Tik Tok Are you starting to get followers again.
For her nearly 150,000 followers, she shares recipes in true Paula Deen style, but it's not the food that gets the most attention. Many note that the star is almost unrecognizable.
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“This couldn't be Paula Deen?!” someone commented in shock.
“What did they do to Paula? That's not her,” writes another skeptic.
While some point out in the comments section that they haven't forgotten the scandal that happened ten years ago, others are very positive about Dean's return.
Appears after the scandal
“We need to get you back on TV! I've been watching you on the Food Channel every day.”
Deen did not comment on fans' comments about the appearance or her hopes of returning to television.
When she was fired from the Food Network in the wake of the scandal, she spoke about the incident in a video, according to an Australian newspaper. News.
-I want to apologize for what I did wrong. I want to learn and grow from this. Inappropriate and abusive language is absolutely unacceptable. I have made many mistakes in my life, but I apologize to you.
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