Former Food Network star Sandra Lee has explicitly denied that her youthful appearance is the result of having undergone “a ton of plastic surgery” and also claimed that Ozempic “didn’t work” for her because she is “allergic” to the popular weight-loss drug.
In April, the 58-year-old TV chef and author admitted she was “as sick as you can get” after turning to weight-loss injections, saying that although she lost 10 pounds, she ended up “in bed for a whole week” because she felt so unwell.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, Sandra revealed: “Clearly I’m allergic to Ozempic. It didn’t work!”, before opening up about how her physique has changed since she first appeared on TV screens in the early 90s.
‘When I was younger, someone said to me something like, “You’re too skinny to be a chef.” I felt like, “Am I too tall, too?” because I’m 5’9″. But now that I’ve gained weight (in the face), a lot of people think I’ve had a lot of plastic surgery. That’s not true, I’ve only gained 30 pounds since I was seen on the Food Network.’
Sandra first gained recognition over 30 years ago when the home shopping network QVC hired her as a host. Her television show, Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee, premiered on the Food Network in 2003.
Former Food Network star Sandra Lee has denied having had “a lot of plastic surgery”
Sandra, pictured here on Sept. 9, joked that she is “allergic” to Ozempic and says the drug “didn’t work for her.”
Asked if she feels pressured to look a certain way because she appears on TV, the glamorous blonde, who turned 58 in July, said: “There’s a reason we all like to wash our faces, put on lotion and make-up – I don’t think any of us are going to give up without a fight. I’m on Cher’s side – do what makes you feel sexy!”
Sandra spoke about her experience of trying weight loss injections during an interview with Fox News in April, saying: ‘I tried them recently and one of them left me bedridden for a whole week.
“I lost 10 pounds, but I was as sick as you can get. So, I don’t know, each person has to do what their body can handle and tolerate. That wasn’t the case for me.”
She also admitted that she gained 10 pounds while filming her new show, Blue Ribbon Baking Championship, which hit Netflix on August 9.
The concept of the series is to find the best bakers from state fairs across the United States and have them compete for the grand prize of $100,000.
“We had to eat everything, we had to try absolutely everything,” Sandra said. Page six Earlier this month.
‘It was a four-week sugar rush. And it’s not just about trying the dessert. You also have to break it down and try the biscuits separately or the pastry separately, different from the filling or the frosting.’
“Sometimes you have to eat more than one serving. I easily gained 5 kilos,” she added.
The blonde star admitted she gained 10 pounds while filming the Netflix series Blue Ribbon Baking Championship with her fellow judges, Bill Yossis (left) and Bryan Ford.
Sandra hosts the television show with American Pie star Jason Biggs and also serves as executive producer.
Blue Ribbon Baking Championship, hosted by American Pie actor Jason Biggs, has proven to be a hit with Netflix users, and Sandra admitted to DailyMail.com that she knew it would be a hit even before the first episode was released.
“When 45 percent of a nation’s population attends something annually, whether it’s a state fair, county fair or local fair, there’s no way it can’t work if you put it on television,” he said.
She then revealed: ‘By the way, I hosted the Blue Ribbon Baking Championship on Food Network all those years ago and they didn’t buy it and I was like, “Are you kidding me?”
“It was crazy, I was the sexiest thing on that network at the time, and I couldn’t believe it!”
In addition to finally being able to bring her television show to life on the small screen, Sandra is also an ambassador for The age of QVC possibilities platform where she defends women over 50 alongside figures such as Queen Latifah, Rita Wilson and Martha Stewart.
The TV star, pictured here in 2003, said people used to tell her she was “too thin to be a chef”.
Sandra admitted that she feels ‘proud’ of herself at 58 and likes the life she has ‘created’
Speaking about ageing, she said: “I think what happens when you turn 50 is that you realise, if you’re lucky, that you’re halfway there, or even more. Your body is changing and you have to pay attention to all those things.
‘But in your 20s and 30s, you’re building your own family unit, in your 40s you’re still enjoying yourself and you’re starting to save money for the future, but in those decades, you’re also collecting.
‘You’re collecting your ideals, you’re collecting your values, you’re collecting your stuff, you’re collecting your family, you’re collecting yourself. And I think when you get to 50, what happens is you realize that you have your collection in place and you love it because it’s you.
‘You have your stuff and you have most of your people, and you know where you’re going and who you are because you built it. Now, if you don’t like it, you can rebuild it, you still have time, which is a beautiful thing.
“But most of the time, last night I was literally lying in bed thinking, ‘I like my stuff, I like my life, I like what I’ve created and I’m proud of myself. ‘ And I think that’s really what happens, and I’m not sure I’ve ever heard anyone put it that way.”
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