Ina Garten Makes Surprising Admission about Her Marriage to Jeffrey
Ina and Jeffrey Garten have been married for nearly 60 years, but their love story wasn't always sunshine and roses. As Ina revealed to Willie Geist during a Sunday Sitdown Live event at City Winery, which aired on Sunday, June 1, she and Jeffrey almost didn't work out during the early days of her business.
'In the beginning, I'd work all day, and then most of the night; I'd go home at like midnight, sleep for a couple of hours, and come back at four in the morning,' she recalled during the chat, which was focused on stories in her memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens.
Admittedly, Ina revealed that this routine while starting her business strained her relationship with Jeffrey. 'It was really difficult because I just wanted to build a business, and Jeffrey was working at the state department, and he would come on the weekends when I was really busy, and so I just was like, 'I can't. I'm sorry. I just can't spend any time with you,'' she shared.
After navigating a period of weekends like that, Ina revealed that she and her husband took some space. 'We took a little time apart,' she said. 'Figure, I need, you know, I'd never lived on my own. I just kind of needed to do that, and he was great. He was really, incredibly.'
Eventually—and as Ina reveals in her book—Jeffrey met her at the train station in Washington in hopes of repairing the separation and tension they'd experienced.
'He said, 'Is there anything I can do to change your mind?'' Ina recalled. 'And I said, 'Yeah, you can, you know, go see a therapist… and we'll work through these things.'
Originally, Jeffrey told her that he'd go after returning from his world tour, which he was set to embark on. When Ina told him it'd be too late, though, he changed his plans, prioritized her and their relationship, and went to therapy the very next day.
'Which was incredible,' Ina recalled. And followers of the Barefoot Contessa agree.
'Jeffery should teach a master class. What respect and love,' one person commented on TODAY's Instagram post. 'You never know what's happening behind closed doors in someone's home. Thanks for sharing,' another person wrote. 'It all looks easy from the outside. Every single person's life is complicated and challenging. I loved 'Be Ready When the Luck Happens'. @inagarten Absolutely adore you, Doll,' someone else exclaimed.
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