Padma Lakshmi, 52, stuns in black bikini on her birthday

Padma Lakshmi
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A happy 52 to you, Padma!

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“Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi rang in her 52nd trip around the sun Thursday with a lovely photo of herself on some of her various social media platforms.

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In the snap, Lakshmi is wearing a black bikini complimented with a flower crown. The swimwear also accentuating her toned physique. The image’s backdrop being a body of water in a tropical locale.

She captioned the photo, “This is 52,” with star emojis bookending.

On Lakshmi’s Twitter post of the photo people were in awe in the comments. Words like “stunning,” “amazing,” and “goddess” were dropped. While some folks simply writing “fire.”

One humorous take read, “I’m 40 and just trying to figure out how to get rid of the dark circles under my eyes.”

Lakshmi and the rest of the “Top Chef” crew just wrapped the show’s 19th season in June, taking place in Houston.

Lakshmi recently showed off some upcoming looks on her Instagram page for a new season of “Top Chef All-Stars.”

In the video she jokes, “As you can tell we’re going for a down-to-earth approachable season,” while wearing  a leather corset tube top.

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