Padma Lakshmi Is Leaving “Top Chef,” So Here’s What’s Happening To The Show

announced on Thursday that she’ll be leaving the hit Bravo cooking show after 17 years.Padma joined the show in Season 2, replacing Katie Lee who hosted the first season.,” Padma wrote in a statement on Twitter.Since 2006, Padma has anchored 19 seasons of the Emmy-winning cooking competition series that spawned numerous spin-offs and made stars out of Padma and her longtime cohosts Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons.

“Having completed a glorious 20th season as host and executive producer, I am extremely proud to have been part of building such a successful show and of the impact it has had in the worlds of television and food,” she continued in her statement.Don’t worry, Padma stans. She’s not leaving our TV screens. In addition to her, on Hulu. Padma said in her goodbye statement she plans to continue with the show, as well as her books and “other creative pursuits.

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