WORLD EXCLUSIVE
SCANDAL-SCARRED chef Paula Deen’s trimmer look may be due to a secret tummytightening procedure, her pals are whispering.
Paula, 69, appeared on TV’s “Fox and Friends” to celebrate “National Fried Chicken Day” on July 6 -and viewers were shocked by her sleek new look.
The teary-eyed cook paid tribute to the delicious Southern dish that helped make her famous, gushing, “Fried chicken represents the ability to give my family a good life!”
Meanwhile, HER good looks — and 124-pound figure — could be due to weight-loss surgery.
“There’s no question in my mind Paula’s had some ‘help’ from a surgeon,” a pal spills to GLOBE.
Dr. Stuart Fischer, author of “The Park Avenue Diet,” agrees, noting, “She looks like she hasn’t touched a piece of fried chicken in…
