Blake Lively is under fire again, but this time it’s due to unsanitary conditions at a Connecticut donut shop.
The It Ends With Us star visited Rise Doughnuts in Wilton just last Sunday but her practice of not wearing a hairnet while she baked has sparked an official investigation into the establishment.
On social media, she gushed, “Baking with genius food friends and their kitchen mixer the size of a car. This is what my happy place looks like…”
A spokesperson for Wilton Health Department has confirmed that they’ve received multiple complaints due to Lively working in the kitchen without a hairnet. Additionally, the actress did not wear a hat or hair-tie to keep her blonde locks from falling all over the donuts.
Rise Doughnuts is currently under investigation. According to Daily Mail, it is still unclear on what possible health code violations, sanctions, or fines could be enforced on the owners Hugh Mangum and Laura Malone, who acquired what once was a pizzeria in 2022.
The company, which currently has an impressive 4.5 out of five star rating on Yelp, has been excused from any new reviews since “this business is being monitored by Yelp’s Support team for content related to media reports.”
But some people’s honest opinions seem to have still made their way through and safe to say, they’re not happy with the donuts.
One Yelp user J.J. said, “Is it the practice at this doughnut shop to allow employees handling the food to wear their hair loose & hang a few inches above a tray of doughnuts? Why don’t your employees have to wear hairnets? This does not seem sanitary.”
As reported by the outlet, one user named Stephanie T. seemed to have been one of the people to report Rise to the health department after their visit on Sunday, saying they “found long, stringy hay-like hair in my doughnuts,” adding, “Perhaps it was from the loud, annoying blond woman working behind the corner.”
Another by the name of Wendi C. stated, “No matter who is baking or serving, food safety guidelines need to be followed. Friends shouldn’t be hanging out in the food prep areas, leaning on equipment and not having their hair up.”
Yiyi Z. wrote on the app, “Found a hair in my doughnut, would not recommend. Do the workers not have hygiene training before serving food?”
