She was wildly successful in the late nineties, but she retired early to focus on raising her children.
When Ava tells her it is degrading, Deborah feels insulted, and retaliates by going on a tour bus and publicly making fun of Ava for sending nude photos to her ex-girlfriend.
Deborah suggests that the two take a road trip, which Ava learns is only for Deborah to procure an expensive pepper shaker from an antique dealer with whom Deborah is personal rivals; the dealer refuses to sell the shaker.
Marty and Deborah dance and bond at her house, which results in the two of them having sex.