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You are about to be STUNNED by the variety of energy Padma Lakshmi eats every day whereas internet hosting Top Chef!
During Monday night time’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the mannequin gushed in regards to the alternative to look in Sports Illustrated‘s newest swimsuit challenge — a dream of hers for many years. But she additionally promptly started “freaking out” when she realized the timing of the picture shoot. The 52-year-old candidly defined:
“I would have killed for it when I was in my 20s and a model because it is the holy grail and they never even called me for anything like this. And I really thought that ship had passed, to be honest. So when I got the call now a few months ago, I was like, ‘You’re f**king s**tting me, really?’ I did not believe the news on the phone. And then I started freaking out.”
Hah!
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Her predominant anxiousness was having to get in form after consuming a ton of energy whereas filming the hit cooking sequence, she famous:
“I was like, ‘I gotta go to the gym. Oh my god!’ Luckily, I was already hitting the gym pretty hard because it had been just a month since I got home from filming Top Chef.”
Not solely was she simply out of her common routine as a consequence of filming, however she was consuming a lot nice meals as a part of her job! So, what number of energy are we really speaking?? She dished:
“First half of the season when we have a lot of contestants, eight or nine thousand calories a day, easily.”
Whoa! If you didn’t know, the final consensus is that girls ought to eat round 2,000 energy a day. So, she was consuming about 4 instances as a lot as beneficial! No marvel she was burdened. LOLz!
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There actually was no want to fret, although. She’s obtained the most effective metabolism round! The cookbook creator was shortly again in prime form for the shoot, telling the journal:
“It’s important to show women of all ages, body types, skin colors and show that beauty is so vast and broad of a spectrum. And so when young women see this, I hope they see that they have a long life to live and that experience and wisdom actually makes you more interesting.”
The Taste the Nation star additionally revealed she was “pretty nervous” to take part at her age, however was proud to be embracing her physique and inspiring different girls to do the identical, including:
“I’m thankful for my body for it allowing me to have a baby, for it allowing me to eat like I do, and all that it’s given me.”
Amazing! She’s really residing her finest life — engaged on dream tasks and consuming SO a lot yummy meals! Consider us jealous! Ch-ch-check out Padma’s full interview (under):
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