Jessica Simpson famously packed on the pounds while dating NFL quarterback Tony Romo, but the struggling singer/actress is determined to get back in tip-top shape as she shoots her new VH1 reality show The Price of Beauty — and she’s jump-starting a weight-loss regimen with a little help from Top Chef foodie Padma Lakshmi!
Padma — who is currently expecting her first child — is helping the native Texan abandon her favorite fatty foods, like chips and guacamole, in favor of wiser meat-free meal choices, an insider dished on the pages of the Nov. 23 print issue of Star.
“Padma e-mailed her recipes for items like seared scallops with citrus sauce, stir-fry using olive oil, and an eggplant parm with low-cal ricotta and skim mozzarella. She satisfies her sweet tooth with fat-free sorbet.”
Speaking of 30 Rock, NBC has released the first photo stills of Padma Lakshmi’s upcoming guest spot on the knee-slapping comedy. The Top Chef foodie will appear as herself on the Nov. 12 episode.
Top Chef’s leading lady has a bun in the oven! Foodie beauty Padma Lakshmi is expecting her first child.
The news is all the more blessed because Padma suffers from endometriosis, a medical condition that causes irregularities in the uterus, often leading to infertility.
Padma Lakshmi Pregnant – INF Events
“Model, author, and Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi confirms that she is carrying her first child after years of struggling with endometriosis, a cause for which she has co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America,” a rep for the Top Chef hostess confirmed to Us Weekly on Thursday.
“As a result of her condition, this pregnancy has been referred to by her physician as nothing short of a medical miracle, and due to its delicate nature, we ask/implore the press to respect Ms. Lakshmi’s privacy at this time,” the rep added.
The baby’s father has not been identified.
On The TODAY Show Wednesday, Padma Lakshmi, the host of the small screen hit Top Chef, shared one of her favorite recipes from her cookbook and previews the sixth season of the hit show as seventeen brand-new chef’testants get ready to brave the heat of the kitchen in Sin City!
Check out the premiere of Top Chef: Las Vegas @ 9/8c and the finale of Top Chef Masters @ 10/9c Wednesday night on Bravo.
Padma Lakshmi knows how to turn up the heat on reality TV– but can she get it cookin’ on a small screen sitcom?
The Top Chef host is reportedly in talks to star in a new comedy for NBC.
The proposed series – which could be called Single Serving — would star Padma as a woman working in the culinary world.
The sixth season of Top Chef, set in Las Vegas, premieres next month on Bravo.
Padma Lakshmi trades in her apron for a stunning appearance in birthday suit when Allure Magazine’s “The Naked Truth” issue hits newsstands on April 21.
“I tend to sleep in the nude. I’m an innately tactile person and a very sensual-leaning woman. You have to use the word ‘leaning’ or it sounds like I’m boasting! When I’m in my own private space, I do spend time with very little on,” Top Chef’s hot hostess tells the mag.
