A TV icon posted rare throwback photos of herself while preparing for the Fourth of July holiday.
The 84-year-old star is known for hosting her own lifestyle and cooking show which aired for over a decade.
She also launched a quarterly magazine which would publish around 2 million copies per issue during its peak.
The media personality has taken part in a number of business ventures over the years, including the launch of her media brand.
The businesswoman, who previously spent five months in prison after being embroiled in an insider trading scandal, is also close pals with a number of A-list celebrities such as rapper Snoop Dogg.
Can you guess who it is?
A TV icon posted rare throwback photos of herself while preparing for the Fourth of July holiday… can you guess who it is?
It is Martha Stewart, who is preparing to celebrate her 85th birthday next month on August 3.
The TV personality took to her main Instagram page on Friday to share a throwback snap of herself posing at her Westport, Connecticut residence back in 1976.
She could be seen donning denim overalls as well as a short-sleeved, striped shirt underneath.
Stewart additionally sported a pair of stylish shades while leaning against a wooden wagon in her spacious backyard.
The caption of the post read: ‘Let this 1976 snapshot of Martha in Westport, Connecticut serve as your ultimate summer inspiration.’
The grounds of the ‘farmstead property’ had been behind ‘many of our founder’s ideas and ventures, like starting her expansive all-season gardens to serving as the setting of her first book, Entertaining.
‘And as for Martha’s well-known love for picking farm fresh eggs? Well, it’s *always* been a good thing.’
Just days earlier, she had uploaded another picture as she wore the same outfit on the property with geese nearby.
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It is Martha Stewart, who is preparing to celebrate her 85th birthday next month on August 3; seen in February in San Francisco
The caption of the post read: ‘Let this 1976 snapshot of Martha in Westport, Connecticut serve as your ultimate summer inspiration’
Just days earlier, she had uploaded another picture as she wore the same outfit on the property with geese nearby
‘”Years ago at Turkey Hill, I raised these beautiful gray geese from eggs,” Martha recalls of this snapshot taken in August 1976,’ the caption read.
The star added that, ‘”They were interesting and taught me a lot. They, and the chickens and turkeys I nurtured, infused in me a love of sustainable, organic, and carefully raised poultry and eggs.”‘
Stewart revealed that she still owns geese from ‘five different countries’ on another property located in Bedford, New York.
The media personality was born in August 1941 in New Jersey and had been a stockbroker in the late 1960s.
She later stepped into the world of publishing due to her ex-husband Andrew Stewart being the president of NYC publisher Harry N. Abrams Inc.
Her first book, Entertaining, was published in 1982 and ghostwritten by Elizabeth Hawes.
Stewart released more books throughout the 80s such as Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook (1983) and Martha Stewart’s Secrets for Entertaining (1988).
Two years later, her divorce from Andrew was finalized in 1990. The former couple welcomed one daughter, Alexis, in 1965.
Stewart released more books throughout the 80s such as Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook (1983) and Martha Stewart’s Secrets for Entertaining (1988); seen above in 1997
In 1990, she launched a magazine called Martha Stewart Living which issued its last print copy in 2022. The publication is now available online.
In 1993, she began taking part in a television show based on the magazine and had the same name.
The series notably ran until 2004.
From 2005 through 2012, the star was also the host of The Martha Stewart Show.
And in 1997, Stewart launched her own media brand which is called Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
Back in March 2004, the TV host had been found guilty of conspiracy, obstruction and two counts of lying to federal investigators when she was embroiled in an insider trading scandal.
She served five months in prison beginning in October 2004 and was released in March 2005.
‘I knew I was strong going in and I was certainly stronger coming out,’ she recalled to Harper’s Bazaar in 2021. ‘It was a very serious happening in my life. I take it very seriously.’
In 1990, she launched a magazine called Martha Stewart Living which issued its last print copy in 2022. The publication is now available online; seen in April in NYC
She served five months in prison beginning in October 2004 and was released in March 2005; seen in 2004 with daughter Alexis at Manhattan Federal Court
Stewart added, ‘I’m not bitter about it, but… My daughter knows all the problems that resulted because of that. There’s a lot.’
One month from now on August 3, the cook will celebrate her 85th birthday.
Earlier this year in January, she addressed plastic surgery rumors once again amid speculation over her very youthful appearance during an interview with People.
Back in 2023, the author previously shared her thoughts on the rumors that she has undergone cosmetic procedures after posing for a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover.
‘Everybody insists that I’ve had plastic surgery and I have not ever had plastic surgery,’ Stewart told the outlet.
‘I’m the most honest person on earth – but if they won’t take my word for it, I don’t know. How can they not take my word for it? That’s the truth!’ the star further emphasized.
Stewart then recalled the only time that she had work done by a plastic surgeon, but said she does not consider it plastic surgery.
‘Everybody insists that I’ve had plastic surgery and I have not ever had plastic surgery,’ Stewart told the outlet
Years earlier, the media personality remembered an incident when one of her dogs accidently hit her face as she bent down to say goodbye to one of them.
‘She didn’t bite me. She bashed my lip into my tooth and split it from my lip almost all the way to my nose and blood started gushing out all over the dog.’
Stewart reached out to a hospital and after informing staff that she had a terrible ‘accident,’ she also asked for a plastic surgeon.
After driving to the medical facility in a snow storm, she received ’16 stitches in my lip.’
‘I can’t call that plastic surgery, that is a repair. It’s a terrible, terrible, terrible split lip… you cannot see. I healed so well. That is the extent of a plastic surgeon working on my face.’
While revealing to Variety that she ‘hates’ Botox, the star said that on a rare occasion she will get ‘certain fillers’ for ‘a little line here or there’; seen in January in Beverly Hills
The businesswoman added, ‘That is the only time I’ve ever had a plastic surgeon touch my face.’
While revealing to Variety that she ‘hates’ Botox, the star said that on a rare occasion she will get ‘certain fillers’ for ‘a little line here or there.’
And during a 2024 episode of The Martha Stewart podcast, the star offered her thoughts when it comes to aging.
‘I don’t think a lot about age, but I don’t want to look my age at all. And that’s why I really work hard at it.’
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