Ray sounded bright and clear during the conversation, nearly two months after the Sept. 2 video that initially drew concern from fans. In the clip, she had regaled her followers with an anecdote about the time she hosted legendary jazz singer Tony Bennett for dinner, and "almost killed him."

Cook and former talk show host Rachael Ray talks about her health in her new podcast, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, and revealed that she had to take a break from physical tasks

On her podcast, which was likely prerecorded, Rachael Ray said she had to avoid her usual household chores due to recent falls.