Padma Lakshmi Just Clapped Back At Trolls Who Called Her 'Immoral' For Not Wearing A Bra

Photo credit: Instagram / Padma Lakshmi
Photo credit: Instagram / Padma Lakshmi

From Women's Health

  • Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi clapped back after trolls called her "immoral" for not wearing a bra in an Instagram video.

  • The 49-year-old TV star posted a follow-up video wearing not one, but two bras.

  • She called out the trolls in the caption, writing, "let’s not police women’s bodies in 2020 ok?"


Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi has been cooking up a storm while quarantining at home with her 10-year-old daughter Krishna, and she has no time whatsoever for body shamers.

During one of her recent home cooking Instagram videos, where Padma made chicken tagine, the reality TV star appeared in a sleeveless grey dress wearing no bra, prompting internet trolls to call her "immoral." So, in her newest cooking video, where she makes Lasagna with White Ragu, Padma clapped back at the haters by wearing not one, but two bras, and calling them out in the caption.

"(I got some comments last time that it was immoral for me to not wear a bra in my own kitchen during the quarantine," Padma wrote. "So those people should be happy to note that I’m wearing two today 😂) But seriously, let’s not police women’s bodies in 2020 ok?"

Fans rallied around her body positivity, which the 49-year-old star is known for. At the 2019 Emmys, Padma walked the carpet in a form-fitting dress without shapewear or a bra. "I just think the female body is beautiful in its natural state," she told Us Weekly. "I don’t believe in—I know we all have to do things to make it all smooth and beautiful. But really at the end of the day, who cares?"

Also, let's be honest, is anyone still wearing a bra in quarantine? Padma's fans don't think so. "There’s not a chance in hell I’m wearing a bra in my own home unless I have guests (and even then it depends)," one Instagram user commented. "People who feel the need to police the bodies women (especially stranger online) will use any excuse. 🙄"

Another fan summed it up best: "No bras is one of the best (only good) things about quarantine."

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