{"id":3490,"date":"2026-05-26T13:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/chelsea-handler-name-drops-cheap-a-list-chef-who-took-her-on-bad-date\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:09:37","slug":"chelsea-handler-name-drops-cheap-a-list-chef-who-took-her-on-bad-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/chelsea-handler-name-drops-cheap-a-list-chef-who-took-her-on-bad-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Handler name-drops &#8216;cheap&#8217; A-list chef who took her on &#8216;bad&#8217; date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F128754353.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Worst date in America?<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Handler recalled a \u201cbad\u201d dating experience she had with celebrity chef Bobby Flay. <\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on Kristin Cavallari\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5WpEy5NKGCNHxi5AfGDJON\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLet\u2019s Be Honest\u201d podcast<\/a> Tuesday, the former reality star asked the comedian to share a \u201cbad celebrity date story\u201d that she hasn\u2019t told before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I went on a date with Bobby Flay. That was pretty bad,\u201d Handler, 51, claimed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe ordered me room service. So, we were talking \u2014 someone hooked us up \u2014 we were talking on the phone, flirting a little bit,\u201d the \u201cChelsea Lately\u201d alum added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was at a hotel with some girlfriends \u2026 he knew the hotel well. He wanted to order me room service, food for us. He\u2019s like, \u2018Let me order your food for you. I love that hotel.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Handler said Flay, 61, ordered their food but the hotel ended up bringing her the bill. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m like, \u2018What?\u2019 And then somebody was like, \u2018Oh yeah. He\u2019s really cheap.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Oh, I hate cheap,&#8217;\u201d she recalled. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">chelseahandler\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re penurious, I\u2019m not interested in you. I\u2019m generous and I like people to be generous with their money,\u201d Handler shared.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the food service blunder, Handler said she later went on a date with the \u201cBeat Bobby Flay\u201d star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we did end up going on a date \u2026 it was not a match,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cIt was just like, messy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Amy Harris<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In November 2024, Flay revealed on Cavallari\u2019s podcast that she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/29\/celebrity-news\/kristin-cavallari-admits-she-shot-down-bobby-flay-when-he-slid-into-her-dms\/\">rejected his flirty messages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI DMed you and I said to you \u2026 \u2018I\u2019m going to be in Nashville for one night. Can I take you to dinner?\u2019\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you literally said something to me like, \u2018I\u2019m already dating somebody,\u2019\u201d Flay recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The cookbook author is currently dating chef Brooke Williamson (seen above). <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cHils\u201d alum, 39, claimed she actually responded by saying that she was \u201cburnt out\u201d with dating \u2014 but Flay doubled down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, you said, \u2018I\u2019ve already started seeing somebody!\u2019 And I said, \u2018I just want to go to dinner with you,\u2019\u201d he replied with a laugh, explaining that he just wanted to meet up as friends.<\/p>\n<p>The cookbook author is currently in a relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/who-is-brooke-williamson-meet-bobby-flays-new-girlfriend\/\">fellow chef Brooke Williamson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/celebrity-news\/chelsea-handler-name-drops-cheap-a-list-chef-who-took-her-on-bad-date\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worst date in America? 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