Rachael Ray breaks silence after slurred speech-gate that had fans worried it could be alcohol, Bell's palsy or a mini-stroke

Rachael Ray broke her silence on Wednesday - two days after worrying fans with a clip from her FYI series Rachael Ray in Tuscany in which she appeared to slur her speech.

The 56-year-old celebrity chef's rep told TMZ she had 'no comment' about the matter, and she attempted to change the subject by posting her old recipe for shrimp and chorizo paella, which includes a half cup of dry sherry or white wine.

For the past month, Rachael has been concerning her captive, combined 9.2M social media following over running her words together in videos, especially the clip on Monday of her recalling the time she 'almost killed' the late, great Tony Bennett.

'When I pulled out the chair for Tony to sit down for his starter snacks and aperitivo, the chair slid out from under him and he hit his head on my marble counter behind him, and he fell to the floor,' Ray recalled.

'I thought I killed Tony Bennett. I thought I killed him, literally. And his wife, Susan – so glorious – she says to me, "Rachael, he's fine. He'll pop back up. Just let him be." He made it all through dinner. I miss my friend so much. The most beautiful man, maybe ever.'

The legendary jazz crooner passed away, at age 96, last year following a seven-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.

In the comments, some people panicked that the three-time Daytime Emmy winner might have been diagnosed with Bell's palsy or a mini-stroke, but the majority blamed alcohol.

'Drinking during filming!' Instagram user @susanjohnson6940 exclaimed.

'Come on girl someone needs to sit you down and say something! Shame on them!'

Instagram user @mellysteinberg wrote: 'I love her and yes, she's drunk.'

'OMG someone get this woman help!' Instagram user @jillhalmar commented.

'She looks and acts like she has been drinking all the time. I love Racheal but she's do hard to watch like this.'

Instagram user @donnagarcia1356, who's a 66-year-old retired nurse from Boston, wrote: 'One corner of her mouth is much lower than the other. The nurse in me would have her go into be checked for any side effect from a stroke or Bell's palsy. Please make sure to get checked? Life is just too short!'

'I don'’t hear any slurring but she has compassion in her telling of the story,' Instagram user @ninjaconnection argued.

'She's a good person and her vibes are good.'

Rachael - who underwent vocal cord surgery in 2008 - went through a major life transition last year when she bid farewell to her self-titled talk show after 17 seasons in syndication spanning 2006-2023.

Ray went on to co-found Free Food Studios and, in January, she sold 50% stake of the company to A&E Networks, which ordered 278 new episodes of programming over the next two years.

On September 24, the NY Times-bestselling cookbook author and her husband - The Cringe rocker-lawyer John M. Cusimano - will impressively celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary.

Rachael also keeps busy with her beloved dogs, her pro-Ukraine activism, as well as selling cookware, bakeware, ceramics, and other tools on her website.