Paula Deen is back in the kitchen, y’all! On Tuesday’s all-new Meredith Vieira Show, the Southern cook opened up about the headline-making racial scandal that jeopardized the future of her career. While she’s officially back with a thriving digital network, Deen admitted that dealing with the scrutiny was anything but easy. she explained to the talk show host, “Meredith, I have to say it’s the hardest thing that I’ve ever been through in my life.” She added, “My fans saved my life, they saved my life Meredith. They would not even consider me just going away.”
