Patricia Heaton fired back at Don Lemon after his controversial remarks about Republican U.S. Presidential candidate Nikki Haley's age, The 56-year-old host said that 51-year-old Haley was past her "prime" and that "a woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s" during a recent episode of "CNN This Morning." On Friday, Heaton, 64, responded to Lemon's comments, which were widely considered sexist and ageist, with a fiery Twitter thread. "Hey Ladies - @donlemon thinks women over 50 are past their prime!
Let’s start #primetime and list some of the things we’ve accomplished in these glorious later years," the actress began. She continued, "I’ll start: - Produced the comedy feature Unexpected (available on iTunes/AmazonPrime) #primetime." "Wrote and published the book Your Second Act: Inspiring Stories of Reinvention (Simon and Schuster) #primetime." "Created the Emmy- winning show PatriciaHeaton Parties for@FoodNetwork #primetime." "Published the cookbook Food For Family and Friends (William Morrow Cookbooks) #primetime "Produced and starred in the sitcom Carol’s Second Act for CBS. #primetime." "Founded@WorldVision Celebrity Ambassador program raising funds and awareness, while making trips to Zambia, Uganda, Rwanda, Jordan and Kenya. #primetime." "Read the Bible all the way through! #primetime." "Created Patricia Heaton Home table top line, now available at @ParkDesigns #primetime." "Starred in the @ABCNetwork hit show @TheMiddle_TV #primetime." "Took four sons on four college tours and saw them graduate.
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