Rachel Ray 2003 FHM Photo Shoot – Rachel Ray FHM Photos

In an interview with ABC’s Nightline Rachel Ray reflected on her 2003 FHM photo shoot, admitting that her mother was upset with the idea and that she’d do it all over again.

“I think I was 35 at the time,” she tells ABC’s Nightline in an interview airing Monday. “And I thought about it for a while, and I said, ‘You know what? This magazine has as young as 17-, 18-year-olds in hottie bikinis, and these are all actresses, models, pin-up girls. I don’t belong to any even remote club of theirs.’”

“And I thought, ‘If I’m gutsy enough to do this, this is a good thing for everybody. This is the everywoman, here she is,’” she adds. “And I did it, and it was the most scared I’ve ever been, and I wouldn’t change a thing. I’d do it again tomorrow.”

In response to all the @@@@ talking that comes with the territory of celebrity, Rachel Ray says she doesn’t pay attention to such things.

“If you spend so much time thinking about the people who dislike what it is you’re doing, you’re doing a disservice to the people that employ you,” she says. “I’m not employed by those people. I work for the people that want the type of food I write [about], the type of food we share with people.”

As for the progression of her career, Rachel Ray believes anyone can do what she’s doing.

“I absolutely 100 percent believe that,” she says. “I’m a waitress from upstate New York. Anyone that likes chatting, that likes to cook, certainly. Could have happened to anybody.”

“I’m not a chef. I haven’t created any new technique in the kitchen. I’m not a rocket scientist. I think I’m good at writing accessible, fun, and affordable meals for the average American family. That’s what I think I’m good at.”

Here are the photos from the Rachel Ray 2003 FHM Photo Shoot:

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