
'While you may be familiar with the allegations and admissions that caused the Paula Deen empire to crumble, you may not know everything about what it took to build that empire, who helped along the way, and exactly how many crumbs are left over. Born Paula Ann Hiers in Albany, Georgia, Paula Deen did not officially become a Deen until 1965, when the 18-year-old future celebrity chef married her high school sweetheart. Marriage to Jimmy Deen — and no, that\'s not the same guy that makes the sausage — would quickly prove to be no picnic. His rampant alcoholism challenged the marriage\'s foundation, while Deen was kept busy raising their two young sons, Bobby and Jamie. Even though she left him much earlier, the official legal split of the couple only came in 1992. In an excerpt from her book, Paula Deen: It Ain\'t All About The Cookin, she explained just what it was that ultimately led to the end of the union: \"He drank, and he drank way too much to suit me.\" Deen\'s hard times were further expounded by the deaths of both her parents — her father passed away when she was 19, and her mother when she was 23. She was plunged into a state of depression and deep anxiety, and also suffered from agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder that causes sufferers to avoid stressful situations, often avoiding leaving the home entirely. On Oprah\'s Next Chapter in 2012, Paula explained how her agoraphobia stemmed from her deep religious beliefs, and her feeling that her own father\'s death meant that she was destined to die soon. Watch the video to find out the truth about Paula Deen finally revealed! #PaulaDeen #CelebChefs The early years | 0:14 Cooking was her salvation | 1:41 The birth of an empire | 2:46 9/11 helped her career | 4:04 The diabetes scandal | 5:05 The downfall | 6:16 Paula Deen\'s soul sister | 7:53 Her second marriage | 8:54 Making her recipes healthier | 10:01 She\'s pretty R-rated | 11:08'
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