Is Bobby Deen Being Blurred Out of Paula's Pic?

foodnetworkaddict.com · 02-04-2008, 01:50 PM

Back in November I posted a video of Bobby Deen being interviewed by Katie Lee Joel about his "perfect date." Bobby seemed agitated and uncomfortable during the segment, even saying that his idea of the perfect date would be, "[...] dinner, dessert, a glass of wine and she'd be gone... it'd be perfect."

There's been some speculation online as to whether Bobby prefers the shes or the hes. Lots of people (166 so far) have expressed their opinion, but no real evidence to prove either side has surfaced. I don't know him, so it's not really my place to say either way.

Then an anonymous commenter pointed out that in the Deen Family Vacation special a photo of what's rumored to be Bobby Deen and another man appears blurred out in the background.

I caught a re-airing of the special on Saturday and there is indeed a blurred photo behind Paula during her interview segments.

The photo to the right is of her other son Jamie and his wife. There's another photo to the right of that one that was shown in other shots that appeared to be Jamie and his wife on their wedding day.

The blurry photo does appear to be of two men, but I can't be sure one is Bobby. It's likely she'd have pictures of both her sons (and their significant other if there was one) in this area.

It seems odd that the editors would go to the trouble of blurring out a photo if there wasn't a truly significant reason to do so.

Did anyone else see it? What do you think?

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Food Network Fan · 02-04-2008, 01:59 PM

How can they tell from that the 2 people in the photo are male? Maybe it's just other family members that did not give permission for their photos to be shown.

MayQueen · 02-04-2008, 02:11 PM

Why would FN care whether someone is gay or not? They certainly have gay people on their shows. Paula just had that guy from Queer Eye on her Party show. Ina's show frequently shows her gay pals. And didn't two gay guys win the first network star competition? I'm sure there are lots more that I can't name at the moment. I don't believe the photo shows a blacked-out Bobby and his friend.

Chefnot · 02-04-2008, 02:31 PM

Obviously not an issue to the people you mention. So ,as you say, why is it an issue?

BerryBaby · 02-04-2008, 03:12 PM

Let's say IF it is Bobby and a friend, may be he doesn't want anyone to know.

You know how brutal the press is about stuff like this. I commend him for keeping his private life, private.

Food Network Fan · 02-04-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BerryBaby

Let's say IF it is Bobby and a friend, may be he doesn't want anyone to know.

You know how brutal the press is about stuff like this. I commend him for keeping his private life, private.

I agree with that.

I can't tell if the people in the photo are male or female. Maybe Bobby is dating some one who is a TV star and they don't want it known so they can have their privacy. There could be all sorts of reasons. But we don't even know that it's Bobby.

It could just be a weird glare from the camera. Why would she sit in front of those photos to begin with if she didn't want them on TV?

BerryBaby · 02-04-2008, 03:23 PM

Or, why didn't she, or the film crew, remove the photo before filming?

MayQueen · 02-04-2008, 04:25 PM

Exactly, Berry Baby. In looking at the picture again, I think it looks like a woman in a v-neck blouse standing beside a man. Oh, no, maybe Bobby is dating Giada!

Food Network Fan · 02-04-2008, 04:43 PM

I hear Sandra Lee is single again.

MayQueen · 02-04-2008, 05:24 PM

Ohhhhh, Aunt Sandy and Bobby--I can see their new FN show now. Deep fried packaged food.