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Padma Lakshmi attends Keep A Child Alive's 6th Annual Black Ball hosted by Alicia Keys and Padma Lakshmi at Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, October 15, 2009 Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- "'Top Chef'" host Padma Lakshmi's career is built on tasting some of the world's best food - but the reality star beauty said her pregnancy is not an excuse to chow down.
"I eat the same, just more often," she told People while in New York City for Alicia Keys' charitable Keep A Child Alive's annual Black Ball on Thursday. "Everything from movie theater nachos to spinach and apple salad. Everything. I'm not eating so much more. You only need 300 more calories. It's not a reason to pig out."
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Padma also noted that she wouldn't be going the creative celebrity baby name route with her little one, who is due in the spring.
"I just want to see how the baby looks when it comes, and then I'll have some ideas," she explained. "The name will have to do with my family. I don't think it's going to be called 'Pomegranate' or 'Atlanta.'"
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The Bravo beauty also explained that her culture has kept her baby shopping sprees to a minimum.
"I'm Indian," she told the mag. "So we don't buy a whole bunch of stuff before the baby is born, because we want the baby to be born first, 'Not the cart before the horse.'"
When asked if she planned to reveal the identity of the baby's father, Padma remained mum.
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"I don't know," she said. "But I don't want to talk about it either way. I'm extremely happy, and I feel really blessed."
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AMIGAyou dont buy the baby things until it's born but as an indian you can get pregnant without being married...hmmm you were married so you wait to get divorced and get pregnant, how funny and i dont mean in a hahahaha way. oh well whatever!!!!report abuseposted November 13, 2009 2:23 PM PST
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AMIGAyou dont buy the baby things until it's born but as an indian you can get pregnant without being married...hmmm you were married so you wait to get divorced and get pregnant, how funny and i dont mean in a hahahaha way. oh well whatever!!!!report abuseposted November 13, 2009 2:23 PM PST
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AMIGAi bet the father is tom colocio or however you spell his name, her co-host on top chefreport abuseposted November 6, 2009 12:34 PM PST
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Abdei FemaraAs long as Padma is happy being blessed with her lovely baby.... that's all matters....... go for it... Lakshmi....at least she looks beautiful and happy....that's the way to go........report abuseposted October 24, 2009 2:13 AM PDT
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TamarriaWHate will get you know were, Padma is beautiful. If you have nothing nice to say keep it to yourself.report abuseposted October 22, 2009 5:50 PM PDT
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Oreo CookiesI sure hope that the baby doesn't come out looking like her, because beauty isn't in her deck of cards.report abuseposted October 20, 2009 12:47 PM PDT
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April SI'm pretty sure in India they would consider "baby before a hubby" also to be "cart before the horse" . But, anything that keeps her from spending money AND putting on additional baby weight would certainly gain aai and baba's approval.report abuseposted October 19, 2009 5:59 AM PDT
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