Top Chef Padma Lakshmi Says Pregnancy Will Not Change Her Diet

Cookbook author, actress, model and worldwide-famous stunner Padma Lakshmi announced that she was expecting a child earlier this month. Although somewhat uncomfortable when too much attention is focused on her, Padma is not shy when it comes to talking about how pregnancy has changed her body and, at the same time, her diet, as People magazine can confirm.

Of course, the body goes through some changes, Padma says, so it’s better to start off prepared for that, and whatever consequences they may have. For instance, she says her tummy is constantly itching because it’s expanding, so she has to “butter it up” each morning. However, the famous chef is happy to report that her appetite has changed in no way because of the pregnancy, while also stressing that, if it does in the weeks to come, she will continue to focus on eating healthily.

“I am as omnivorous as it’s possible to be. I always say there’s nothing I won’t eat and nothing I won’t wear. Am I gonna be having a Scotch on the rocks? No. But I never did that anyway. Many people could say I ate for two before I was pregnant. It’s just that my body is catching up with my appetite now.” Padma tells People. Since she will continue to eat everything she wants, she will also have to start making adjustments to her wardrobe, the star explains.

“During the course of filming Top Chef, I gain 15 lbs., so I’m used to needing two dress sizes. Now I’ll just need three: my fat size, my skinny size and my super size.” the star says with a laugh. However, Padma is not advocating only for a healthy diet during pregnancy by accepting to discuss these intimate details with the media. She suffers from endometriosis, which has required that she undergo two painful surgical interventions and that makes her pregnancy a “medical miracle,” as she puts it.

Padma is the founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America and she hopes she can use her expanding belly as a means of raising more awareness on the condition.