Padma Lakshmi may be best known as the host of Top Chef and a cookbook author, but the year-old star got her start as a fashion model. Case in point: Her steamy black-and-white shoot with photographer Priscilla Benedetti, which shows Lakshmi covered by nothing but a strategically placed sheet. View this post on Instagram. The sexy shoot comes just over a month after the famous foodie posted a shot of herself in the bath — which caused its own stir. Pregnant Ashley Graham strips down for yoga photo shoot: 'Open to surrender'.

By Paul Chavez For Dailymail. Padma Lakshmi shared a photo of herself relaxing in a bath Thursday on social media. The year-old television star was shown in the snap reclining nude in a long copper tub with floating flower petals. Padma closed her eyes with her dark hair pulled back as she relaxed in the photo. Padma has a new upcoming Hulu show Taste The Nation that she created and also is writing and executive producing.

Padma Lakshmi frequently promotoes body-positivity and self-love on social media. Top Chef host and former model Padma Lakshmi has set the internet alight with a stunning nude photo, showing that the year-old mother-of-one isn't afraid to show off her body. Lakshmi took to Instagram to share the image, a black-and-white photo which shows her gazing into the camera as she lies naked on white sheets. Fans heaped praise on the Emmy-nominated TV presenter, saying that the photo was "stunning" and "no makeup perfection".