If you have a soft spot for wholesome, hearty, butter-laden southern cooking, you know Paula Deen. Paula was born in Albany, Georgia, back in 1947, and became a wife for the first time early in life; she married her high school sweetheart, Jimmy Deen, at just 18 years old. Paula gave birth to two sons, but troubles ensued and the marriage was not a happy one.
Paula tragically lost both of her parents at the tender age of 23, which contributed to her heartbreak, but she persevered, trying to make her marriage a success. In 1989 and after 24 years of marriage, however, the couple went their separate ways. Paula suffered through years of anxiety, until in 2004 she finally caught her break: the healing power of true love from a most unlikely source.
