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Exclusive: Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Is Pregnant!

Thursday – October 01, 2009 – 12:23pm

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is pregnant, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively.

"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," the rep tells Us of Lakshmi, 39.

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"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 continues.

Endometriosis is a medical condition in which the uterus' lining grows in other areas of the body, causing pain, irregular bleeding and possible infertility.

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The baby's father has not been revealed. Online reports have speculated Manu Nathan is the dad, but her rep denies that, telling Us he's Lakshmi's cousin.

Lakshmi split from novelist Salman Rushdie 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.

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She hosted the Food Network series, Padma's Passport, in 2001. She's also guest hosted on British show Planet Food.

 

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  • November 11, 2009 - 5:44pm Someone Says:

    now we know what the next quick fire is gonna be: "For your Gerber quickfire challenge; create baby food so wonderful that even adults would go ga-ga over it"
  • October 22, 2009 - 4:49pm Anonymous Says:

    I didn't even know who she was until I read that she is expecting LMAO. Just another annoying foreign chick who probably had a white guy knock her up.
  • October 22, 2009 - 9:48am Anonymous Says:

    I went thru most of the comments people have made on this page and how did Skeet Ulrich get into this? Is he even around anymore ? LMAO. Then again if it's not true about him and Padma, that's rude b/c someone is dragging people in this situation who may have nothing to do with her pregnancy? How rude to randomly pick people's names out of the clear blue sky.
  • October 21, 2009 - 7:54pm Rebecca Says:

    Congrats on the baby not every aspect of Padma'a personal life has to be shown on the air.. Sure when she's ready to share she will in the mean time just support her! I think people should really think harder before posting have the crap they do never know how damaging it can really be!
  • October 11, 2009 - 11:16pm Anonymous Says:

    I want to know who made that dress she's wearing. I also applaud her on starting that orginization for women with endometriosis. As a sufferer myself, i too am "past the age" of what society considers to be child bearing, but due to my illness have struggled years to have another child and i'm still trying. So I say "GO GIRL!"
  • October 08, 2009 - 4:00pm Anonymous Says:

    God, I hope it's not Skeet Ulrich's Baby LOL
  • October 07, 2009 - 2:09pm meg4fancast Says:

    aww. she's so pretty! love her. Fancast hosts a live chat with the newly eliminated Top Chef each week. Check it out- http://www.fancast.com/blogs/top-chef/top-chef-live-chat-with-latest-eliminated-chef-5/
  • October 05, 2009 - 8:57am Me Says:

    Hopefully, she will quit Top Chef. Very annoying.
  • October 03, 2009 - 2:00am PADMA HATER Says:

    PADMA IS A WHO.RE.,SL.UT.,BIT.CH. AND CU.NT. PADMA SLEPT WITH MANY MANY MEN. SO SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO IS THE FATHER. PADMA IS TOO OLD,FOR HAVING HER FIRST BABY. SHE SURE IS STARTING LATE. PADMA IS FUGLY,OLD, FAT AND UGLY. THE KID WILL BE EITHER DOG UGLY OR BUTT FUGLY.
  • October 03, 2009 - 12:42am Virtual Tourist Says:

    I don't think she's all that. I just get this fake vibe from her. Like she's pretending to be sexy when she speaks but what I see is someone who looks like they have a stick up their ass.
  • October 02, 2009 - 10:46pm Anonymous Says:

    Another knocked up single mother. Poor kid has no dad right from day one unless she has a partner, never of her having one partner recently.
  • October 02, 2009 - 6:26pm Sorry, but it's the way I feel Says:

    All children are a blessing and I am happy for her, but I would be happier if she were married. Pregnant and unmarried is not a trend I really find morally acceptable. Marriage is the best relationship to bring a baby into. If you can commit to a child it confuses me why you can't commit to a marriage with the father. Sorry if that bothers people, but I am not going to stop voicing my opinion because it isn't popular.
  • October 02, 2009 - 5:40pm MonsterBeautydotcom Says:

    Uh, if that picture is supposed to confirm her pregnancy, I look more pregnant after eating too much and feeling bloated than she appears in this pic. My stomach is more pooched when I hold in IN than she looks pregnant. Congrats, Padma!!!!!!
  • October 02, 2009 - 2:12pm Anonymous Says:

    My husband loves her. I hope she gets fat.
  • October 02, 2009 - 10:28am Living in the Bible Belt Says:

    Ok, I'm married with three kids. I will never understand why some people are so ignorant as to think a single woman should be ashamed to be pregnant. I bet these same people picket abortion clinics. Padma will have no trouble raising this child on her own. And I don't think being pregnant should be the only reason for a couple to marry.
  • October 02, 2009 - 9:16am Anonymous Says:

    I'm so happy for Padma. Congragulations! I think she is the best host for Top Chef, which I never miss an episode. But, who's the father. She got divorced from her husband in 2007. This is 2009. Has she been hiding a new man. Good luck Padma. You are beautiful.
  • October 02, 2009 - 2:38am endometriostinks! Says:

    I an 33 now and have lived with endometriosis since I was 17. It really truly sucks! Very painful...undergoing another surgery. I also had a medical miracle baby last year. He may be my last but I will not take it for granted. I hope her the best and enjoy all the things that come with pregnancy, You will grieve for them after it's over. Never know may be her last as it may be mine. Good luck Padma!!!
  • October 02, 2009 - 1:26am butterfly Says:

    suffering and living with endometriosis myself and conceiving with much difficulty, i can only imagine what she has had to suffer. wish her the v best with the baby.
  • October 01, 2009 - 11:39pm Anonymous Says:

    I think she's ready and very happy to be pregnant/to welcome the child. It may not have been planned but it will be huge for her. She is glowing. When I saw that picture, I thought her chest and tummy looked pregnant. Good for her.
  • October 01, 2009 - 9:51pm Anonymous Says:

    Another knocked up single broad who doesn't practice birth control, I thought she was better and smarter then that.

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