Photo:Bennett Raglin/GettyCarla Hall’s decision not to have children is complicated.Asked if she ever wanted kids of her own, she tells PEOPLE, “I didn’t, and then I thought I did.““I had gotten pregnant when [my husband] Matthew [Lyons] and I had first… right before we got married, I got pregnant, and then it was just a naturalmiscarriage,” she shares.Hall, 59, who stars on Max’sChasing Flavor(premiering Feb. 1), was in her 40s and estimates that she was 8 or 9 weeks pregnant at the time. She was getting ready to go to the Bahamas to do a private chef gig when she went to the bathroom and discovered she had miscarried.“I just accepted it,” she recalls. “And I just sat there and I’m like, ‘Okay, there’s nothing I can do about this.’ I went to the doctor and she said, ‘Well, how are you?’ I said, ‘Well, what do I need to do to go and do my job?’ And I know it sounds cold, but there was truly an acceptance — there was an acceptance there.“Hall, who met Lyons on match.com and is stepmom to his son from a previous relationship, took it as a sign. “I believe that everything happens for a reason,” she says. “And honestly, it was grace from the universe. I said, ‘Okay, I’m supposed to do something else.'“Carla Hall with husband Matthew Lyons (in 2015).Fred Lee/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyShe went on to become aTop Cheffan favorite in 2011 (she competed in seasons 5 and 8) and a cohost onThe Chewfor seven years.Chasing Flavoris her first lead hosting role. On the food adventure series, which she also executive produced, she travels the world to trace the roots of iconic American dishes like chicken pot pie (Jamaica) and ice cream (Italy and Turkey).Now getting ready to celebrated her 60th birthday in May, Hall is happier and more confident than ever. “I’m all into this decade. I want to shout, ‘Look! I’m 60! I’m excited!’” she says. “I want to lean into the wisdom that I feel that I’ve gained.”
Photo:Bennett Raglin/Getty
Bennett Raglin/Getty
Carla Hall’s decision not to have children is complicated.Asked if she ever wanted kids of her own, she tells PEOPLE, “I didn’t, and then I thought I did.““I had gotten pregnant when [my husband] Matthew [Lyons] and I had first… right before we got married, I got pregnant, and then it was just a naturalmiscarriage,” she shares.Hall, 59, who stars on Max’sChasing Flavor(premiering Feb. 1), was in her 40s and estimates that she was 8 or 9 weeks pregnant at the time. She was getting ready to go to the Bahamas to do a private chef gig when she went to the bathroom and discovered she had miscarried.“I just accepted it,” she recalls. “And I just sat there and I’m like, ‘Okay, there’s nothing I can do about this.’ I went to the doctor and she said, ‘Well, how are you?’ I said, ‘Well, what do I need to do to go and do my job?’ And I know it sounds cold, but there was truly an acceptance — there was an acceptance there.“Hall, who met Lyons on match.com and is stepmom to his son from a previous relationship, took it as a sign. “I believe that everything happens for a reason,” she says. “And honestly, it was grace from the universe. I said, ‘Okay, I’m supposed to do something else.'“Carla Hall with husband Matthew Lyons (in 2015).Fred Lee/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyShe went on to become aTop Cheffan favorite in 2011 (she competed in seasons 5 and 8) and a cohost onThe Chewfor seven years.Chasing Flavoris her first lead hosting role. On the food adventure series, which she also executive produced, she travels the world to trace the roots of iconic American dishes like chicken pot pie (Jamaica) and ice cream (Italy and Turkey).Now getting ready to celebrated her 60th birthday in May, Hall is happier and more confident than ever. “I’m all into this decade. I want to shout, ‘Look! I’m 60! I’m excited!’” she says. “I want to lean into the wisdom that I feel that I’ve gained.”
Carla Hall’s decision not to have children is complicated.
Asked if she ever wanted kids of her own, she tells PEOPLE, “I didn’t, and then I thought I did.”
“I had gotten pregnant when [my husband] Matthew [Lyons] and I had first… right before we got married, I got pregnant, and then it was just a naturalmiscarriage,” she shares.
Hall, 59, who stars on Max’sChasing Flavor(premiering Feb. 1), was in her 40s and estimates that she was 8 or 9 weeks pregnant at the time. She was getting ready to go to the Bahamas to do a private chef gig when she went to the bathroom and discovered she had miscarried.
“I just accepted it,” she recalls. “And I just sat there and I’m like, ‘Okay, there’s nothing I can do about this.’ I went to the doctor and she said, ‘Well, how are you?’ I said, ‘Well, what do I need to do to go and do my job?’ And I know it sounds cold, but there was truly an acceptance — there was an acceptance there.”
Hall, who met Lyons on match.com and is stepmom to his son from a previous relationship, took it as a sign. “I believe that everything happens for a reason,” she says. “And honestly, it was grace from the universe. I said, ‘Okay, I’m supposed to do something else.'”
Carla Hall with husband Matthew Lyons (in 2015).Fred Lee/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
Fred Lee/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
She went on to become aTop Cheffan favorite in 2011 (she competed in seasons 5 and 8) and a cohost onThe Chewfor seven years.Chasing Flavoris her first lead hosting role. On the food adventure series, which she also executive produced, she travels the world to trace the roots of iconic American dishes like chicken pot pie (Jamaica) and ice cream (Italy and Turkey).
Now getting ready to celebrated her 60th birthday in May, Hall is happier and more confident than ever. “I’m all into this decade. I want to shout, ‘Look! I’m 60! I’m excited!’” she says. “I want to lean into the wisdom that I feel that I’ve gained.”
source: people.com
