No, Martha Stewart Has Not Canceled Thanksgiving

Martha Stewart on Thursday, November 17, 2022

(Image credit: Getty)

Martha Stewart was crowned the Queen of Thanksgiving on national television last year so no, you crazy kids, of course she's not canceling the holiday. Here's a clarification.

You'd be forgiven for thinking Stewart had in fact canceled Thanksgiving, given that she literally, like, said those exact words on The Kelly Clarkson Show last week, but it turns out a lot of people just stopped listening before the end of the video.

Al Roker, Ann Curry, Martha Stewart and Matt Lauer appear on NBC News' &quot;Today&quot; show

Speaking to Clarkson, Stewart said, "I gave up Thanksgiving. I canceled... Nine guests canceled, because somebody got sick, so I decided... I called up my chef friend, and I said, 'We're not doing Thanksgiving.' And I've also cooked like 14 turkeys already for my TV show. And I still have to do one more turkey I think on The Today Show. So I am turkeyed out."

At this point, the host suggested Stewart do "Taco Thursday" instead, but the celebrity chef explained that she does actually have semi-traditional Thanksgiving plans; they're just not at her house.

"I made a plan," she said. "Friends have of course invited me to their home, so I'm going to about five different homes to taste different courses."

Clarkson pointed out that Stewart's friends would probably be terrified at the idea of having her taste their food, at which stage the chef joked, "Oh, I hope so!"

Martha Stewart Cancelled Thanksgiving - YouTube

Watch On

Posting on Instagram on Tuesday, Stewart set the record straight: "It's not true that I gave up Thanksgiving!" she wrote. Although she's not hosting due to her guests canceling, she explained that she's baking about a gazillion pies, plus cooking one more turkey for one of her friends.

Though everyone is relieved Stewart hasn't given up on something she's so damn good at, many commenters were outraged that people would refuse Thanksgiving at her house. "Who is canceling going to Martha’s house for Thanksgiving?!" said one person, while another wrote, "Imagine saying no to Thanksgiving at Marthas…" Yeah, points were made.

A post shared by Martha Stewart
A photo posted by marthastewart48 on

TOPICS

Iris Goldsztajn is a London-based journalist, editor and author. She is the morning editor at Marie Claire, and her work has appeared in the likes of British Vogue, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29 and SELF. Iris writes about everything from celebrity news and relationship advice to the pitfalls of diet culture and the joys of exercise. She has many opinions on Harry Styles, and can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.