Martha Stewart Doesn’t Think She and Ina Garten Will Be Friends Again: ‘She’s into Her Own Thing' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Martha Stewart, Ina Garten.Photo:Roy Rochlin/WireImage; Michael Loccisano/Getty

Roy Rochlin/WireImage; Michael Loccisano/Getty

Martha Stewartisn’t expecting a reunion withIna Gartenanytime soon.

The lifestyle expert, 83, exclusively shared with PEOPLE at the New York premiere of herNetflix documentaryMarthaon Monday, Oct, 21, that she doesn’t see herself and Garten, 76, reigniting their friendship — and she’s fine with that.

“No, she’s into her own thing. That’s okay,” Stewart tells PEOPLE.

The celebrity cooks met and became friends in the 1990s in the Hamptons, N.Y., where they both lived. Garten later penned a column forMartha Stewart Livingand secured her first book deal with Stewart’s help after bringing a publisher to her specialty food store, The Barefoot Contessa.

Stewart’s response over her broken friendship with Garten comes after she claimed onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenon Oct. 20 that Gartenstopped talking to her“after I went to jail” in 2004.

Martha Stewart at Netflix’s ‘Martha’ New York premiere on Oct. 21.Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty

Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty

While discussing Garten’s new memoirBe Ready When the Luck Happenson the show, which Stewart said she’d “read parts of,” hostAndy Cohenrecalled Garten saying in the book “that they fell out because she moved to Connecticut.”

“That’s not true,” responded Stewart, before sharing her thoughts on when Garten stopped communicating with her.

Stewart repeated her claims toThe New Yorkerin September.Garten firmly denied the allegations to the outlet, saying that the pair lost touch when Stewart moved away.

Stewart’s publicist toldThe New Yorkerin September that she was “not bitter at all and there’s no feud.”

Ina Garten in May 2024.Michael Loccisano/Getty

Michael Loccisano/Getty

Stewart resumed her television career after leaving prison and branched out into various other successful business ventures in the following years.

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In Netflix’s upcoming documentaryMartha, Stewart’s personal and professional journey is explored. Her time in federal prison is also addressed.

At the premiere, Stewart shared with PEOPLE her hopes of what fans will take away from the doc. “I just hope that everyone gets a few life lessons from the film tonight and understands what’s been going on," she says.

Marthastreams on Netflix on Oct. 30.

source: people.com