I think she's a fake. She became a different person after the RR Show and spending less time on the Food Network. It's too bad, I actually liked her shows on Food Network.

i have never understood the fascination with her...

I think it's a true story.

Hate her.

I didn't believe it.

i didn't believe it. the reason being that there are a lot of foodies out there and culinary snobs who really hate her and her success. i mean people are exerting unnecessary energy on creating websites to hate on her. i have always liked her. She can be annoying but kudos for her for getting to where she is without going to culinary school. she's making big bucks now and doesn't seem like the type of person who would bite the hand that feeds her.

I just think she's annoying!

Hmmmm I wonder...

I don't believe the stories about her acting like a diva. I think Rachael is great.

I think Rachael is brilliant.
Who cares of she acted like a diva? Nobody is PERFECT.
We ALL have our moments.

I love RR. I really don't care if she's a diva or not, she has great recipes and I will always love watching $40 a Day. Plus how funny would it be if she really called Dunkin Donuts coffee sh$t? That's just sassy, in my opinion.

Well she is a Virgo, like me, and we can be particular. Still, demanding coffee seems pretty tame.

She irritates me....it's that constant frigging joker smile

Doesn't even matter if she has to start with coffee? I don't even understand why people hate on her, she is a successful woman and has done it without any help, all personality.

I work at a hotel in Dallas that she has stayed at many times (in our best suite!) and that woman is VERY nice. Everyone has bad days and maybe her 'coffee tantrum' was a bad day. The few occasions I have met her, she was very pleasant.

"Ridiculous. It's ridiculous. It's absolutely ridiculous"

Couldn't she find another 5 adjectives for "ridiculous? I can hear her saying that in her grating, annoying, nails on chalkboard voice..........

She is so annoying, it's probably true.

I don't believe the stories about her being a diva. I do believe those stories about her being a drunk.

Rachael Ray is a garbage bowl.

I can't stand that woman. It's her voice, her crass mannerisms, her face appearing on everything except paper towels... The worst thing is, it's not that she's a bad person, she's simply very obnoxious.

it's sad that raytard feels the need to address the rumor directly. (which merely speaks to it's potential validity).

I hate her and everything about her. Not because she's a successful woman, but because everything she espouses...the mediocrity, the false girlishness, everything about her is so completely D list. She represents neither the modern woman nor anything the modern woman should aspire to be.

She is merely the lowest common denominator. Nothing more.

and some of the websites out there created specifically to hate on her? were pretty hIlarious for a little while (the material gets old pretty quickly).

Eh, don't know if it's true or not. She does seem very nice, she may have just been PMSing when she said that about the DD coffee, who gives a sh!t.

In the world of tv, it's really hard to tell what's real or not so I'm mutual on this.

I just think she needs to lay off the coffee in general. The girl is too hyper.

I loved her cooking show the first couple of years... when she could speak in a normal tone.

Now she is always practically shouting when she speaks. Less caffeine would be a good idea...LOL!

i'm no diva and with out my coffee i can't really work either

I think it's true. I can't stand her. I don't know why everyone loves her so much.

I could see her getting grumpy with people since she is on the go all the time. But I would like to think she is still nice over all.

I dont know about this. Alot of my friends dont like her. All I can say is that I like her shows on the Food Network esp. 30 Min Meals.

People need to get a life. They are invest of her success and money.
Until last year none of this stuff came up.

My sister is the front desk manager at a resort in the Phoenix area where Rachael Ray stayed recently. According to my sister (a trusted source for me), RR was an absolute b*tch to the staff, and to my sister. She even pulled the "don't you know who I am" bit when my sister asked to see her ID with her credit card at check-in. I believe all the diva "gossip" because my sister experienced it first-hand.

she's a total douchface.