Padma Lakshmi Strips Off Due to a Better Mind

Tue, 01 December 2009 22:07:27 ET

Pregnant with her first child, the 'Top Chef' host gets naked for a magazine's cover shot and shares about her healthier attitude about life.

Adding to the list of celebrities who pose naked for a magazine cover while pregnant, Padma Lakshmi claims that she doesn't mind showing off her baby weight because she has a better mind nowadays. The host of "Top Chef" strips down to her birthday suit for the cover of Page Six Magazine, which issue will be made available for purchase on Thursday, December 3.

In an interview with the magazine, the former wife of novelist Salman Rushdie shared her healthier attitude about life. "You hope that with age, what you pay for in gravity, you gain in gravitas," she opened up as quoted by People. "I'm sure my thighs looked better when I was 25, but I think my mind is better today."

The 39-year-old further confessed that she likes herself better when naked. "I like me better naked," she gushed. "I don't mean that in a vain way ... When you put clothes on, you immediately put a character on. Clothes are adjectives, they are indicators. When you don't have any clothes on, it's just you, raw, and you can't hide."

During the interview, Lakshmi who split from her husband in 2007 also talked about how she is still coping from the divorce. "I [have been] reconstructing my life and putting it back together in a way that looked more appropriate to who I was," she said. "At this point in my career, I'm still growing. Jewels, spices and teas - I sound like Magellan."

Padma Lakshmi is the latest celebrities to pose naked while pregnant. She joined the list of other A-listers that include actress Demi Moore, supermodel Cindy Crawford, and pop stars Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.

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