![]() What she will talk about is a painful condition she and millions of women suffer from: endometriosis, a disease where tissue grows outside the uterus and can lead to infertility. And I really don't wanna say anything more about him." When asked about Rushdie, Lakshmi said, "I wish him well. ![]() In her 2016 memoir, "Love, Loss, and What We Ate," she said Rushdie called her a "bad investment." In 2004 she married one of the most famous authors in the world, Salman Rushdie. Lakshmi's made a name for herself professionally, but her personal life has also made headlines. And so, you don't have to be professional to have really deep, fully-formed opinions about food." Lakshmi replied, "It's very compelling to see someone strive to be the best at what they do for a living, no matter what it is. Salie asked, "What makes it so successful?" But it was her culinary passion that really put her on the map, when she joined "Top Chef." The show just wrapped its 18th season. I think that your flaws and your scars really make you who you are." Padma Lakshmi's scar, which hasn't hindered her modeling career.įurther shoots led to acting roles. But then I was, you know, shot by a very great photographer named Helmut Newton. ![]() Surprisingly, that wound would help launch her modeling career. She showed Salie the seven-inch-long scar on her right arm. "I fractured my hip, and I broke my arm, my right arm, and my metacarpal," she said. There would be more trauma for the then-teenage Lakshmi, when she was seriously injured in a car accident. And that, to me, is the greatest crime of sexual assault." ![]() Lakshmi said, "When somebody robs you of your innocence, whether it's at seven or 16 or whatever, when you don't have dominion over your own body, it leaves you with a lifelong anxiety that always lingers in some form. Lakshmi kept this secret for more than 30-years, until she penned an op-ed for The New York Times in 2018. She also had a part-time job at a mall, where she met a young man: "We were dating, and you know, one night, I was only allowed to stay out so late 'cause it was New Year's, and I was 16, and, you know, I was sexually assaulted. Lakshmi returned to America, and attended high school in Los Angeles. ![]() In retrospect, I'm sure she would not make that decision." I will say in my mother's defense, she did the best she could to get me out of there as soon as possible, and that was the quickest way to do that. "I was sent back to India for a year-and-a-half. "It happened with a relative of my mother's second husband. At seven years old her life was forever changed. And I thought, America, this beautiful land of plenty, where all you have to do is dress up in a funny costume and they give you candy? Not even, like, money – candy!"Īfter her arrival in America, Lakshmi found joy and wonder in the melting pot of New York City. And I came here, I joined her, when I was four. "I was born in India, and my mother divorced my father when I was two. I would like to!" she laughed.īefore bestseller lists, Emmy nominations and magazine covers spiced up her life, Lakshmi's roots were humble. Salie asked, "If people don't know your story, they might look at you and think you lead a charmed life." ![]()
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