Padma Lakshmi Pregnant With 'Miracle' Baby

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 1st 2009 03:07PM

Insert "bun in the oven" pun here, because 'Top Chef' host and model Padma Lakshmi is expecting a child, and according to her reps, it's a "miracle," Us Weekly is reporting. The 39-year-old Lakshmi had confirmed she's pregnant with her first child, having struggled for years with the medical condition endometriosis, which can lead to infertility.

"This pregnancy has been referred to by her physician as nothing short of a medical miracle, and due to its delicate nature, we ask/implore the press to respect Ms. Lakshmi's privacy at this time," Lakshmi's rep said.

The father of the expected child has not been revealed, and the only reference to a potential father was Lakshmi's rep's denial that it was a man named Manu Nathan. Online reports have linked Nathan to Lakshmi, but the rep says he is Padma's cousin.

Endometriosis is the condition in which the uterus' lining expands and grows into other areas of the body.

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