'The only benefit of gaining weight is what it does to your boobs!' Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi celebrates her curvier cleavage while enjoying exotic Indian holiday
She has bemoaned the fact that she puts on 10 to 15 pounds during each season of her reality competition, Top Chef, which she then has to shed.
But it seems it does have an upside for host Padma Lakshmi.
On Thursday she posted a snap of herself in a revealing blue bikini standing on a beach in her native India, captioned: 'The only benefit of gaining weight is what it does to your boobs!'
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Piling on the pounds: On Thursday Padma LakshmI posted a snap of herself in a revealing blue bikini on a beach in her native India, captioned: 'The only benefit of gaining weight is what it does to your boobs!'
The snap is taken from above looking straight down into the celebrity's impressive cleavage.
But it appears to be the only place the star packs on the pounds as the rest of her body is still enviable slender.
Padma, who turns 45 next month, is continuing her exotic Indian trip with her five-year-old daughter, Krishna.
'Maawm, it's so hot and bright!' The Top Chef host showed off her enhanced assets as she and daughter Krishna donned matching bikinis beside a beautifully tiled pool during their exotic Indian holiday. She revealed she gains 10 to 15lbs during every season of her Bravo show
She dished about her weight revealing how she deals with it in last month's New York Magazine.
'I have a very creative costume person on the show. We actually buy clothes in three different sizes so that you don't notice my clothes getting tight,' the Easy Exotic author said.
'I try to lose 15 pounds - they take me six weeks to gain and 12 weeks to lose.'
Meeting the wild life: The New Dehli-born beauty has been sharing numerous vacation snaps with her combined 696K followers on social media including this one of her standing next to a highly adorned elephant
'Like washing a car, but way more fun!' The 44-year-old helped to get the elephant ready for its big moment
The beautiful 5ft 9ins brunette has been sharing a slew of snaps of her vacation with her combined 696K followers on social media.
The New Delhi-born star posted a cute snap of herself with Krishna, whose nickname is Little Hands, in matching bikinis in front of an ornately decorated pool.
She jokingly captioned it: 'Maawm, it's so hot and bright!!!' imitating her little girl, adding, 'Um, yup we're in India.'
'Taking a mommy & daughter trip to the other Southern Coast!' The single mother was excited to show her five-year-old the sights, sounds and tastes of her native country on a trip across country on a sleeper train
'Doodling on our homework': Lakshmi affectionately refers to Krishna as 'Little Hands'
In another photo she hosed down a majestic Asian elephant and Padma's sense of humour again came to the fore. 'Kind of like washing a car, but way more fun,' she said.
The single mother was excited to show her little girl the sights, sounds and tastes of her native country, which truly is a world away from New York where the tyke splits her time between her mother and father, venture capitalist Adam Dell.
The famous foodie posted a picture of her princess picking at two different kinds of rice and a soft dosa - which is made with rice, moong lentils, and fenegreek.
'Hey #littlehands, leggo my dosa hat!' The pair enjoyed a meal on their train ride to the Southern coast
'Houseboat hallucinations': The famous foodie posted a picture of her princess picking at two different kinds of rice and a soft dosa, which is made with rice, moong lentils and fenugreek
The Clark University grad just scored her fourth Emmy nomination for outstanding reality program as executive producer of Top Chef.
The Fox broadcast of the live ceremony airs September 12 from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
The 13th season of Top Chef, set in California, premieres this fall on Bravo.
'Love me a vintage sari #seventies #grandmascloset #sarinotsari': Padma dressed up in the beautiful outfit
'Kuchumon gave me the best meal of our entire trip (sorry Granny!) I have had': The Easy Exotic author told New York Magazine, 'I have a creative costume person on the show. We buy clothes in three different sizes'
Feast for the eyes: The 13th season of Top Chef - set in California - premieres this fall on Bravo
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