Padma Lakshmi made some rounds of speculation after she appeared on the Bravo show Top Chef. The show aired its 11th Episode on Thursday, 18th May, where Padma Lakshmi was seen hosting the show in an ombre blue dress. The hostess seemed to have a bulging belly that looked like a mini baby bump which left fans speculating whether Padma Lakshmi was pregnant.
Padma Lakshmi has hosted the Bravo reality cooking show Top Chef since its second season in 2006 till now with its 20th season on the run. The show was nominated for Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program from season 2 till season 19. Lakshmi received Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Reality Host in 2009 and for a second time in 2020. Clearly, the show is loved by viewers.
Rumors about Padma Lakshmi’s Pregnancy broke out when the Top Chef host appeared in season 20, episode 11, titled “Battle of the Wellingtons.” Her swollen belly became a trending topic on various social media platforms, including Twitter. So we finally put on our Sherlock hats to find out what was cooking.
Did Padma Lakshmi flaunt her belly bump in blue?
The television presenter and the host of Top Chef season 20 became the talk of the town when she appeared in an episode of Top Chef flaunting a body-hugging ombre blue dress. Although Padma Lakshmi looked stunning, the dress did more than it was supposed to. The gradient pattern of the dress created a visual illusion that led everyone to think Padma Lakshmi was pregnant.
Fans took to social media to carefully examine stills from the show and get to the bottom of the rumor. Some fans on Twitter commented that the dress was beautiful, but it did not compliment Padma’s body and made her torso look bulky, which gave the illusion of her being pregnant. Some even blamed the lighting and the way she positioned her above her midriff, which created a shadow making her stomach look rounder.
After much speculation, fans concluded that it was the dress that caused the drama and that Padma Lakshmi was not pregnant. The television host, however, did not directly respond to the speculation, but one look at her Instagram is enough to shut down all rumors. The television personality can be seen flaunting her perfect figure and toned abs in a number of bikini photos.
Chef Star Padma Lakshmi flaunts her “Burrito Belly.”
This is not the first time that the star became the headline of a pregnancy rumor. The 52-year-old model, actress, and television host have openly talked about suffering from endometriosis and her bloating issues. Women with endometriosis tend to have a swollen belly; as such, the actress has never shied away from owning her real body.
Back in December 2020, the star took to her social media to address pregnancy rumors. In an Instagram post captioned, “No, I’m not pregnant, I just like Tacos, Burritos, and Enchiladas..!!” the star appeared in a bikini enjoying a beach day with her daughter.
Recently the star appeared on the cover of a sports-illustrated swimsuit issue. The model revealed that she did not get much time to prepare for the photoshoot. However, it did not stop the star from acing the photoshoot. In another Instagram post, the model once again flaunted her model figure in a short video from her photoshoot. The model wrote, “This is me. I wouldn’t go back to my 20s if you paid me all the money in the world.”
More About The Top Chef Host Padma Lakshmi
The Top Chef host is not only famous for her pregnancy rumors, but she is also an Indian-American author, actress, model, philanthropist, and popular television host. Lakshmi is the creator, executive producer, and host of Hulu’s docuseries “Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi,” which premiered in July 2020. The show explores the culinary culture of Immigrants and other minor communities across America.
As an author, she has published six books, including two cookbooks “Easy, Exotic Tangy” and “Tart, Hot & Sweet,” a children’s book “Tomatoes for Neela,” an encyclopedia “The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs: An essential guide To Flavors of the World,” and the list goes on.
In the field of acting, her first appearance as an actor was in an Italian movie “The Son Of Sandokan and Caraibi (Pirates: Blood and Brothers). Lakshmi also made a number of guest appearances in various shows, one being the science fiction in the Tv series “Star Trek: Enterprise.”
The only time the star was actually pregnant was when she gave birth to her daughter in 2010, who she shares with businessman Adam Dell.
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