Padma Lakshmi is opening up about leaving Top Chef after 19 seasons as host. The 53-year-old also served as a consulting producer for three seasons, before becoming an executive producer for seven seasons. In June 2023, Padma shocked fans as she announced she was leaving the show. Now, nearly a year later, she’s opening up […]
Kristen Kish is talking Padma Lakshmi and hosting Top Chef. The 40-year-old chef spoke out in an interview with Midwest Living about taking over as host ahead of the premiere of Season 21 of Top Chef: Wisconsin, the first season without Padma as host since she stepped down in 2023. During the conversation, she spoke […]
Padma Lakshmi has a new man in her life! The 53-year-old former Top Chef host is dating Kenya Barris, best known for being the creator of the ABC series black-ish. Padma and Kenya, 49, were seen holding hands while walking through New York City over the weekend and now an insider is speaking out to […]
Janet Jackson meets up with Sia backstage at the Christian Siriano fashion show during 2023 New York Fashion Week at the Pierre Hotel on Friday (September 8) in New York City. Sia was a surprise guest at the event, where she performed two of her mega hit songs, “Chandelier” and “Diamonds.” Among the stars sitting […]
Top Chef is cooking up its 21st season! According to local reports, the 21st season of the hit Bravo series is in the middle of filming in Wisconsin, following the big news of a new host. Viewers spotted film crews at Whole Foods in Milwaukee and Three Brothers in Bay View in August, according to […]
Padma Lakshmi‘s Top Chef replacement has been revealed: it’s season 10 winner Kristen Kish! The 39-year-old chef is no stranger to the show. Like we said, she did win season 10 and she also has popped in for various episodes throughout the past couple of years as a guest judge. Keep reading to find out […]
Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus were among the many celebs who took the stage at Global Citizen’s Power Our Planet: Live in Paris! The longtime couple appeared on stage to speak to the crowd on Thursday night (June 22) in Paris, France. Other celebs who made appearances included Michelle Yeoh, Connie Britton, Danai Gurira, Padma […]
We wish! You are about to be STUNNED by the number of calories Padma Lakshmi eats on a daily basis while hosting Top Chef! During Monday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the model gushed about the opportunity to appear in Sports Illustrated‘s latest swimsuit issue — a dream of hers for decades. But she […]
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Padma Lakshmi is sick of the criticism of her kitchenware! And by that we mean what she’s wearing in the kitchen! In short-form cooking tutorials posted to her TikTok, the Taste The Nation host keeps it casual. After all, it’s in her own kitchen! But some critics have taken issue with the fact that in these […]
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You’ve probably heard the shocking news by now that Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked on stage at a speaking event Friday in Chautauqua, New York. The author suffered stab wounds to his face, neck, abdomen and chest, according to a district attorney’s office spokesperson who spoke to NBC News. The alleged attacker, identified as 24-year-old […]
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Another sad loss in 2020… Aaron Grissom, who appeared as a contestant on Top Chef season 12, died on Wednesday in a motorcycle accident. According to the Tacoma News Tribune, the Washington state native hit the curb between two traffic circles while riding at a high rate of speed. He was 34 years old. Related: […]
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Wow. We are just going to say it, we cannot believe Padma Lakshmi is 50 years old! If you’re only as old as you feel, she must feel in the prime of her life! The Top Chef host celebrated her big 5-0 by showing off her absolutely jaw-dropping bikini body on social media, first with an Instagram post […]
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Padma Lakshmi just grilled The New Yorker over a very unfortunate case of mistaken identity! The India-born Top Chef host was featured in the mag as part of their celebrity cartoon takeover. Sadly, the outlet made a rather cartoonish mistake while attempting to promote the feature on its Instagram page: […]
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