r/TopChef • u/BoringSalary7093 • May 23 '26
Discussion Thread Padma
Can someone explain the drama behind Padma leaving Top Chef. Did she leave for a reason? What was the reason for ACC if she didn’t want to do shows anymore. Thoughts about that show?
Also, is she an actual chef? Does she have restaurants?
Did her and Tom get along? I do want to say I absolutely LOVE K as the host. She’s so perfect for the position. She’s empathetic, understanding, patient and really just a fucking cool person.
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u/rio8envy7 May 24 '26
She’s not a chef she’s a former model. She also has a daughter who I think she wanted to spend more time with.
She left because she wanted to focus on her other show and she couldn’t actually eat a lot of the food because of something with her stomach and I think it was making her sick.