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5 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Martha Stewart: How She Found Her Passion and More


Martha Stewart found her passion for cooking and the lifestyle space at a young age. Facts to know about the culinary icon, including her childhood and more.

As one of six children born to Polish-American parents in Nutley, N.J., she learned to garden at age 3 to help her family put food on the table. I Discovered My True Passion in Europe: At age 19, she wed publisher Andy Stewart, and the two set out on a five-month European honeymoon. Aging Doesn’t Scare Me: “I think people are more fabulous than they’ve ever been in their senior years, and I applaud every one of them,” says Martha, who at 81 posed for the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue.

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