Ina Garten candidly talks about the childhood abuse by her father as she reveals she thought he would kill her
Ina Garten spoke courageously and openly about the abuse her father inflicted on her as a child.
The 76-year-old chef, who came under fire this year for her advice not to “cook the chicken all the way through,” spoke candidly about the physical and emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of her late parents Charles and Florence Rosenberg.
She told People magazine on Wednesday that she was afraid of her father and even believed he would kill her, because he would hit her and pull her hair if she did something he disapproved of.
Ina said, “I was terrified. I was physically afraid of my father. I remember literally thinking that if I did anything, he would kill me.
Ina Garten spoke courageously and openly about the abuse she suffered as a child at the hands of her father
The 76-year-old celebrity chef has spoken openly about the physical and emotional abuse she endured at the hands of her late parents Charles and Florence Rosenberg; she is seen with her father Charles on her wedding day in 1968
“I was physically afraid of him. And my mother just wasn’t supportive.”
In June, Ina spoke openly about her complicated feelings for her father, sharing a photo from her wedding day with Jeffrey Garten in 1968, as he walked her down the aisle.
She wrote at the time: ‘My father and I had a complicated relationship when I was young, but once I got married we were able to turn that around. I am truly grateful for the positive, happy times we spent together, and looking back, he has been a huge influence on my life.
“I think we are very similar. He loved to party, loved his job, cherished his friends and cared about style. Happy Father’s Day, it’s a good day to celebrate fathers past and present.”