New York Times bestselling author Padma Lakshmi recently announced that she’s leaving the Bravo reality cooking competition series Top Chef after 18 seasons. Don’t worry, she’s not leaving TV. Her hulu series, Taste the Nation, has been renewed for its third season.
On the Season 2 finale episode of Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, Lakshmi reminisced about her years in Italy (as a model), and then turned to her Italian American friends in New York to reveal their pizza making secrets.
This summer, Lakshmi is back in Italy. As seen below, the 5’9″ model posed nude behind a window screen for photographer Priscilla Benedetti, who captioned the photos: “Just me and you” with a red heart emoji.
As one fan observed: “It’s a photo but it feels like a painting.” Another replied: “Natural beauty.”
Below, while in Sicily, Lakshmi struck a pose in a blue backless dress.
Below she wore a sheer white mini dress in front of the ancient amphitheater, the Roman Colosseum.
As one fan replied: “You’re just unbelievably stunning.”