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Padma Lakshmiis lifting the veil behind her steamy photoshoot with ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.’
The long-timeTop Chefhost, 52, spoke with PEOPLE about how her diet and workout routine played into preparing for the bikini photos for the 2023 issue thatdropped last month.
“For the swimsuit edition, I just ramped everything up. I was already doing my post-Top Chefworkout, which is just getting back into shape, so I just made sure that I did extra cardio,” the former model tells PEOPLE for this week’s issue.
“I didn’t lose any weight for the swimsuit edition. I just wanted to be as fit and toned as I could be,” she reveals.
Working out is a longtime passion for the star. “I’ve been boxing for over 20 years on and off, when my joints permit it. I love it,” Lakshmi says, explaining that it is just as great for the her mental health as it is for her physical health.
The host ofaward-winning travel and food docuseries,Taste the Nation, spoke to PEOPLE for One Last Thing:
Last time I was homesick:I’m always homesick. Home is wherever my daughter [Krishna, 13] is. That’s my North Star. She used to go everywhere with me, but now she has her own school life. So she travels, I would say, 50% of the time with me.
Last good cry:When I was getting ready for theTime100 Gala, because both of my grandparents have passed away. I wish I could have handed my grandfather the issue so that he could see that his granddaughter had become what he read about for so many years in that magazine.
Last time I felt like a kid:When I went roller-skating in Prospect Park. I grew up skating all over New York City. I think skating is coming back into fashion, and I am so here for it.
source: people.com
