Who is Bobby Flay and what is his net worth?
BOBBY Flay is known as an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality.
The ultimate Food Network star has made quite the living off of his cooking career.
Who is Bobby Flay and what is his net worth?
Bobby Flay's career started back in 1981 after he dropped out of high school at the age of 17 and took a job at the Joe Allen Restaurant in New York's Theatre District as a salad maker.
From there, Flay went on to obtain a degree from the French Culinary Institute after Allen took an interest in him and agreed to pay his tuition.
The 57-year-old started working with Food Network back in 1995 and the rest became history.
Flay has won four Daytime Emmy Awards and written a number of cookbooks.
Read More on Bobby Flay
He has even made appearances on screen, including an episode of Nickelodeon's iCarly, and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015.
Flay's net worth is an estimated $60million, according to .
This number comes from not only his appearances on the Network but also from owning his own restaurants in New York City and Las Vegas.
Flay is the owner of three restaurants including Amalfi, Bobby's Burger Palace, and Bobby's Burgers.
more from celebrity net worths
Is Bobby Flay leaving the Food Network?
News started circulating that Flay and the Food Network might be parting ways after a 27-year relationship back in October 2021.
At the time, reported that the chef had been negotiating his contract with the Network for quite some time.
Bobby previously signed an exclusive three-year pact with the network, which expired at the end of 2021.
Despite working to find a way to renew Bobby’s contract, sources close to the situation told Variety that the Food Network has decided to end the negotiations.
In November 2021, however, it was announced that Flay had struck a new, three-year contract.
"I'm thrilled to extend my relationship with Food Network and Discovery," Flay said in the statement to .
"Although these talks to renew took a little longer than expected, the important thing is that both sides are happy that we can now build on an already rock-solid foundation. Stay tuned for some incredibly exciting new shows as I promise to take food and cooking to places we've never imagined before."
Is Bobby Flay married?
Flay has been married three times throughout his life.
From 1991 to 1993, he was married to American chef, Debra Ponzek, who won the James Beard Foundation Award for Rising Star Chef in 1992, beating out her then-husband.
Following their divorce, Flay went on to marry Kate Connelly, but their marriage was also short-lived as the two were only married from 1995 to 1998.
During their marriage, the couple welcomed Flay's only child, Sophie.
Following his second divorce, Flay took some time off from dating but ended up getting remarried for a third time in 2005 to American actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Stephanie March.
READ MORE SUN STORIES
March is most famously known for her role as New York Assistant DA Alexandra Cabot on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The two were married from 2005 to 2015.
In November 2021, Flay finally introduced his mystery girlfriend, writer, Christina Perez.