AdvertisementRachael Ray says she doesn't regret not having kids even though she was "bashed for it" over the years. Rachael Ray, 56, doesn't regret her decision to not have kids. Instead of having kids, both Ray and Harper said they preferred raising dogs. "They never talk back, they always want to hug you," Ray said, adding that pets bring her "a ray of light." During a 2009 interview on ABC's "Nightline," as reported by The Wall Street Journal, Ray said she doesn't feel like she's missing out just because she doesn't have kids.

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