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Padma Lakshmi feels "more confident" than ever. The 53-year-old star is happier today than she was at the height of her modelling career - despite "not being as thin" as she once was. Padma - who has just launched her own lingerie collection - told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "I’m more confident now, physically and otherwise. And I would never go back to my 20s, even if it meant I had a body that was more fit and skinny and tight and and high in all the right places. You know, I look OK now!" Padma wishes women felt more comfortable about having open conversations about thei...
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Padma Lakshmi has banned her daughter from using social media. The 53-year-old model - who has Krishna, 13, with ex-partner Adam Dell - has revealed that she's imposed a social media ban on her daughter. Padma told the 'TODAY' show: "I took her off of social media, and I have controls on her phone." The TV star acknowledged that it's difficult to "combat" the dangers of social media. She explained: "It is hard, as any parent will tell you, to combat all of the influential forces that prey upon a child's mind, whether you are male or female. It's worse for girls, of course, but I try to combat ...
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Padma Lakshmi feels "so much sexier" than she did 30 years ago. The 53-year-old star weighs about 35 pounds more than she did at age 23 - but she still feels very proud of her body. Padma told Us Weekly: "I love it. I wouldn’t go back to that body." The model also insisted that she's happy to reveal her age to strangers. Padma said: "I love saying I’m 53. And people are like, ‘Oh, you don’t look like you’re 53.’ And I’m like, ‘No. This is also what 53 looks like.’" What's more, the 'Taste the Nation' star has rubbished the idea that beauty can only look one way. She explained: "Our culture rea...
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Padma Lakshmi feels sexier than ever at the age of 53. The model is feeling happy and confident in her 50s, and Padma believes that she's currently in her "sexual peak". She told Us Weekly: "I’m at my sexual peak. Let’s just say what it is. I am. And I feel great about that. "I don’t care what anybody thinks. I don’t care what my mother thinks, unless she’s very supportive." By contrast, Padma "lived in fear" during her younger years. She explained: "I come from a very conservative South Indian family. I was terrified that my grandfather was going to see those Helmut Newton pictures. But I am ...
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Padma Lakshmi won't miss eating the food on 'Top Chef'. The 53-year-old model hosted the TV show from 2006 until 2023, and although she enjoyed the food, Padma admitted that it was still a "big, big, big issue" for her. Asked if she missed eating the food, Padma told PEOPLE: "No, I don't. I mean, the food is great but when you have to eat that much of it, it's really hard. So I'm happy not to have ... that was a big, big, big issue, yeah." Padma also revealed that she'll miss her 'Top Chef' colleagues. The model likened the show's crew to a "family". She said: "I miss my friends. I miss the wh...
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Padma Lakshmi is leaving ‘Top Chef’ after 19 seasons and 17 years on the cookery contest show. The 52-year-old TV personality, who has starred on the series since its 2006 second season, said her decision was “difficult” but she feels it is time to leave. She said in a statement on Friday (02.06.23) posted on her Instagram Stories: “After much soul searching, I have made the difficult decision to leave ‘Top Chef’. “Having completed a glorious 20th season as host and executive producer, I am extremely proud to have been part of building such a successful show and of the impact it has had in the...
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Tan France has had his second baby. The ‘Queer Eye’ presenter, 40, announced the new arrival via surrogate on Tuesday (30.05.23) on Instagram by posting a picture of him with husband Rob France holding their two children. He captioned the snap – which shows the couple with their first child, 22-month-old Ismail, with his face covered by an emoji, as well as their newborn boy Isaac: “Welcome baby boy #2, Isaac France, born this past weekend. He completes our little family perfectly.” “And a huge thank you to our incredible warrior of a surrogate, for giving us the greatest gift one could ever g...
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Padma Lakshmi's recent successes feel "surreal". The 52-year-old star was named one of TIME 100’s Most Influential People in the world earlier this year, and she also featured in the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Reflecting on her success, Padma told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six Style column: "I feel surreal. "I’ve just been so tired that I haven’t really had time to process it. But I’m very thankful that people love the show and I’m really honoured about the Time 100 thing. The model admits that she didn't see her success coming. She said: "You know, I could have never f...
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Padma Lakshmi hopes to become the oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model in history. The 52-year-old model has revealed that she'd love to replace Martha Stewart in the record books, after the 81-year-old TV star appeared on the cover of the 2023 Swimsuit Issue. Asked if she'd like to surpass Martha's record, Padma told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six Style column: "I hope. I mean, listen, if I’m still doing covers like she is at 80 plus. I mean, God, more power to her. And she’s always been someone I’ve admired, so why should this be any different?" Padma appeared in this year’...
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Padma Lakshmi has expressed her relief that her ex-husband Sir Salman Rushdie is "pulling through" after he was brutally stabbed at an event in New York on Friday (12.08.22). The 75-year-old celebrated author suffered wounds to stab wounds to his neck, stomach, eye, chest and thigh after being knifed as he prepared to give a talk at the Chautauqua Institution and he was airlifted to hospital where he was placed on a ventilator. He was finally able to breathe unassisted and "say a few words" over the weekend (13.08.22-14.08.22) and his former partner Padma has now expressed her wish for "swift ...
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