Is Top Chef still on? I haven’t seen it since the terrible “All-Stars” season, but I used to be an avid fan. Like Stan’s dad, I used to obsessively watch Top Chef like it was porn and pretend that I understood what was going on with the 5-star plates while shoveling Kraft Mac N Cheese into my mouth straight from the pot.

Looking back on it, I may have only been watching because of how sizzlingly hot host Padma Lakshmi is. Born in India, the ex-model and cookbook writer caught our eye as host of the hit Bravo cooking competition show – where she somehow made tasting food look alarmingly sexy, even while sandwiched in between some of the most boring-looking people on TV. However, we’ve only ever seen her in her Top Chef attire, which is usually demure and downright conservative. Until now:

DAYYYYUMN, girl! That’s what you’ve been hiding behind the judging table all this time? And as a 42-year-old mother? A PLUS PLUS.

For being our favorite cooking competition host (and amazingly keeping that slim figure), we salute you, and award you our Hump Day Hottie Award. YOU DESERVE IT.

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