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Donna Hay's transformation

26.02.11

Some say she’s a food stylist, not a cook; others point to an aloofness in her manner, but the Hay who greets me at her Sydney studio is clearly a sleeves-rolled-up sort of girl.

She’s wearing a navy shift dress, ballet flats and her hair is pulled back into a messy bun – perhaps on account of the heat, but more likely so it doesn’t drop into the food. As we talk, it’s clear she’s driven, decisive but also great fun. She also fidgets. A lot.

What emerges is that Donna Hay, the brand, is in fine shape what with the books, magazines, general store, global syndication and upcoming TV show. But Donna Hay, the woman, recently endured the most frightening episode of her life, one that forced her to confront the possibility of losing it all.

Just over a year ago, Hay found herself on the living room floor at 2am, unable to move and with spasms of unbearable pain shooting through her back. Her husband, Bill Wilson, called an ambulance, and even though paramedics shot her full of morphine, Hay still winces as she remembers being carried out of the house on a stretcher.

Source: Herald Sun