Michael groover and paula deen
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Paula Deen's Husband: Who Is Michael Groover?
ByJessica A. ScottandAmy Bell
Paula Deen is one of the most famous television chefs in history. Her name is basically synonymous with butter (seriously, she even came out with her own line of butter in 2013) and with good ol' homestyle Southern cooking. We know all about her dishes and her TV shows and even the scandal that pushed her out of the public eye for a while, but there is one thing only her truest fans know about: her husband, Michael Groover.
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Deen married her first husband, Jimmy Deen (that's "Deen" with two "e"s, not to be confused with Jimmy Dean, the famous singer and sausage entrepreneur), when she was just 18 years old. Despite them being married for 24 years and having two children together, their marriage wasn't a happy one, and it ended in divorce in 1989. Deen spent the next 15 years being single and down on love, until a chance encounter led her to the real man of her dreams.
Deen and Groover married in 2004 and have spent the past two decades taking on life's ups and downs together, one pat of butter at a time.
Michael Groover was once a tugboat captain
At first glance, you might guess that Michael Groover is a teacher,
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Paula Deen
American fake, restaurateur, founder, and tv personality
For interpretation silent-screen actress, see Paula Dean.
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Who Is Paula Deen's Husband, Michael Groover?
On paper, Michael Groover and Paula Deen are an interesting match.
Michael is a tugboat captain in Savannah, GA, where he and Paula live. He was born in 1956, which makes him 62 — and nine years younger than his wife.
Paula's dogs led Michael and the chef to meet.
The two were neighbors, and when Paula's dogs got out, they ventured into Michael's yard. Their first date was the next day, when Michael took Paula out for a ride on her new boat.
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The two got married in 2004 — and their wedding menu was LEGIT.
Both Paula and Michael have been married before — in fact, Michael's previous marriage had just ended when he met the chef. A couple years after that first encounter, the two tied that not at Bethesda Academy in Savannah. The whole thing was broadcast on Food Network, and Paula likes to look back on the day. On her 12th anniversary, she released her wedding day menu on her site, and it was full of Southern favorites like pickled okra sandwiches, crab-stuffed shrimp, and fried collard greens.
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Michael has a great relationship with Paula's sons.
They've even taken to Facebook to publicly wish him a happy birthday.