TV star’s shocking diet confession
Model and TV host Padma Lakshmi has revealed just how extreme your calorie intake can be when you front a cooking show.
The presenter on the long-running series Top Chef, which streams on Binge, said she eats anywhere from 7000 to 8000 calories a day while filming the show.
Lakshmi, 49, also said she could be sampling more than 30 dishes each episode, she revealed in a new interview with Women's Health.
"Those chefs are cooking to win, so they're putting in as much lard and butter and salt as they can," Lakshmi said.
The former model also revealed she started taking preventive diabetic medication to regulate her blood sugar levels during filming because diabetes runs in her family
"My parents are diabetic," she said.
In addition to a healthy eating routine, Lakshmi has a robust fitness schedule. The Top Chef star was diagnosed with scoliosis at age 13.
"I started going to pilates a few years ago, because my chiropractor recommended it for my back," she said.
"Pilates changed my body. It made me strong in places I didn't know I needed to be."
Lakshmi added: "I have a butt now that I didn't have during my modelling career!"
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