Ina Garten Reveals Why She Almost Divorced Husband Jeffrey, Explains How They Saved Their Relationship

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Ina Garten‘s fans grew accustomed to seeing her husband, Jeffrey, on her hit Food Network TV show during its run, however, there has been a shocking new development.

The 76-year-old celeb chef revealed that she and her husband almost divorced back in the 1970s! She’s now explaining the circumstances that led to their separation at the time. Keep reading to find out more… During that time period, Ina was working overtime at her Hamptons-based store, the Barefoot ­Contessa, while Jeffrey was working in Washington, DC.

He would return to the Hamptons on weekends, but he “expected a wife that would make dinner.” “There were certain roles that we played, and I found them really annoying,” Ina told People. “I felt that if I just hit the pause button, I would get his attention.” In her memoir, in stores on October 1, Ina wrote, “When I bought Barefoot Contessa, I shattered our traditional roles —­ took a baseball bat to them and left them in pieces.

While I was still cooking, cleaning, shopping, managing at the store, I was doing it as a businesswoman, not a wife. My responsibilities made it impossible for me to even think about anything else.