Rachael Ray
TV chef Rachael Ray’s weight has always been criticized. Even though her 30-minute meals were heaven-sent, many people chose to focus on her body. Naysayers started claiming she steadily gained a few pounds when she reached her 40s, adding that menopause had a hand in it. Others, meanwhile, credited the gain in her alleged troubled relationship with her husband.
However, her journey was reportedly spurred by her throat surgery in 2009 after a benign cyst was found in her vocal cord. In weeks that she wasn’t allowed to work or talk, she took the downtime to focus on her body.
