--- title: Rachael Ray Thinks Becky With the Good Hair Mistake Is Funny description: Chef Rachael Ray said it was "hilarious" that people mistook her for "Becky with the good hair" on Beyoncé's album, Lemonade. canonical: https://time.com/5200483/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair-beyonce/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-14T21:30:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:24.442Z og:title: Rachael Ray Actually Loved Being Mistaken for 'Becky' og:description: The same 'Becky with the good hair' from Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' album og:url: https://time.com/5200483/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair-beyonce/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc482e2c01487bbb/69892ae2096a942f496a1d62/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By Coca-Cola - Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite featuring Samsung Culinary Demonstrations presented by MasterCard og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rachael Ray Actually Loved Being Mistaken for 'Becky' twitter:description: The same 'Becky with the good hair' from Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' album twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc482e2c01487bbb/69892ae2096a942f496a1d62/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why Rachael Ray Thought People Confusing Her With 'Becky With the Good Hair' Was the Ultimate Compliment by [Ana Calderone / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Ana Calderone / People Mar 14, 2018 9:30 PM UTC  Chef Rachael Ray attends the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival on October 15, 2016 in New York City. Chef Rachael Ray attends the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival on October 15, 2016 in New York City.Nicholas Hunt—Getty Images by [Ana Calderone / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Ana Calderone / People Mar 14, 2018 9:30 PM UTC When [Rachael Ray](http://people.com/tag/rachael-ray/) was [mistaken for the “Becky with the good hair”](http://greatideas.people.com/2016/04/26/rachael-ray-beyonce-lemonade-recipes/) from Beyoncé’s [_Lemonade_](http://aax-us-east.amazon-adsystem.com/x/c/QmGoxBISK3l%5FR3AcyzVr6AIAAAFiJlWBPgEAAAFKASI%5Fl5I/https://www.amazon.com/Lemonade-Beyonce/dp/B01EPOY1AQ/ref=as%5Fat?creativeASIN=B01EPOY1AQ&linkCode=w50&tag=people0d0-20&imprToken=ZfTL67BARizphghzSpolmA&slotNum=0) album, she may as well have been relaxing with an ice cold glass of the drink —because the [jokes](http://people.com/style/7-times-rachael-ray-actually-had-good-hair-though-she-is-not-becky/) didn’t bother her one bit. “I thought that was hilarious,” the chef told [Yahoo! Music](https://sg.news.yahoo.com/rachael-ray-talks-winning-beyhive-bourdain-sxsw-165549791.html) of the drama that ensued in 2016\. “I guess I looked at that as the most ultimate backward compliment — just the idea that anybody would think that I groove in a universe where I get to hang out with [JAY-Z or Beyoncé](http://people.com/music/beyonce-jay-z-relationship-timeline/) or all that. To me it was like, ‘People think I’m cool enough to go to places where any of this would happen?’ It was so funny to me.” Ray was the subject of some social media badgering after the Beyhive mixed her up with Rachel Roy. The fashion designer was thought to be the woman at the center of the [JAY-Z](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:JayZ,00.html) cheating rumors—though she [denied the claims](http://people.com/celebrity/beyonces-lemonade-rachel-roy-denies-being-becky-from-album/) in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE shortly after the speculation sky-rocketed. Because Ray and Roy’s names are so similar, Beyoncé’s fans quickly started flooding both of their accounts with lemon emojis and negative comments. Through it all, Ray told Yahoo!that she remained calm—a skill she’s learned after years of fielding her fair share of haters. “When a weird anomaly comes along like the _Lemonade_ thing, I guess I’m weirdly prepared for it,” she said. “\[The hate\] doesn’t bother me anymore. It used to hurt my feelings. I used to go home and say, ‘Wow, maybe they’re right. Maybe I _should_ really feel bad about myself.’” It’s a sentiment she recently echoed on [Rebecca Jarvis’ No Limits podcast](http://people.com/food/rachael-ray-show-critics-no-limits-podcast/). “Whether you get liked or not \[…\] I’ve never really cared about that,” she said. “I love me at the end of the day because I did an honest day’s work and I’ve got a solid family and I got [my pitbull](http://people.com/pets/rachael-rays-dog-isaboo-was-phenomenal-during-vow-renewal-ceremony/) and I got a [sweet husband](http://people.com/food/rachael-ray-husband-john-cusimano-valentines-day/). I’m good. I’ve never been a person who paid attention to ‘I hate Rachael Ray’, or ‘this person said this’…I don’t care.” Ray—who will put on her [Feedback party at SXSW](https://www.rachaelray.com/feedback/) in Austin for the 11th time on Saturday — also [talked to Yahoo!](https://sg.news.yahoo.com/rachael-ray-talks-winning-beyhive-bourdain-sxsw-165549791.html) about one of her most famous criticizers: Anthony Bourdain. “I’ve always loved Tony Bourdain. I think he’s cool as hell,” she said. “I’ve read everything he’s written. Which is kind of weird, because he didn’t for years care for _me_ too much at all.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/food/rachael-ray-beyonce-lemonade-becky-with-the-good-hair-response/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5200483/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair-beyonce/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5200483/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair-beyonce/"},"headline":"Why Rachael Ray Thought People Confusing Her With 'Becky With the Good Hair' Was the Ultimate Compliment","datePublished":"2018-03-14T21:30:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:24.442Z","description":"Yes, the same \"Becky with the good hair\" from Beyoncé's \"Lemonade\" album","url":"https://time.com/5200483/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair-beyonce/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc482e2c01487bbb/69892ae2096a942f496a1d62/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ana Calderone / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc482e2c01487bbb/69892ae2096a942f496a1d62/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By Coca-Cola - Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite featuring Samsung Culinary Demonstrations presented by MasterCard","caption":"Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By Coca-Cola - Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite featuring Samsung Culinary Demonstrations presented by MasterCard","creditText":"Nicholas Hunt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5200483/rachael-ray-becky-with-the-good-hair-beyonce/","name":"Why Rachael Ray Thought People Confusing Her With 'Becky With the Good Hair' Was the Ultimate Compliment"}}]}] ```