
Padma Lakshmi: Baby on Board!
Adding to the celebrity baby boom, "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi will be eating for two – as the host is pregnant.
The model, author, and Emmy-nominated beauty confirmed that she is expecting after years of hardship with endometriosis, which she co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America.
Endometriosis is a condition where the uterus' lining grows in other areas of the body that causes pain, irregular bleeding and even sometimes even infertility.
A rep says, "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."
Although the father's baby has not been revealed, many assume Manu Nathan is the dad, but her rep denies , saying he's her cousin.
Lakshmi was with Salman Rushdie several years ago and ended things in 2007 after three years of marriage.
She won the Best First Book award for her first cookbook, Easy Exotic, at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards in Versailles, France. Her second cook book, Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet, was released in October 2007.