( CNN ) -- `` Top Chef '' host Padma Lakshmi is pregnant with her first child , her publicist confirmed to CNN on Thursday . Padma Lakshmi will be eating for two on Bravo 's `` Top Chef . '' Lakshmi , 39 , has not identified the father . Her representative told US Weekly that the television personality conceived after a long battle with endometriosis . `` Model , author , and Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi confirms that she is carrying her first child after years of struggling with endometriosis , a cause for which she has co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America , '' the representative told the magazine . Endometriosis is a medical condition where the uterus ' lining grows in other areas of the body . The often painful condition can cause women to have irregular bleeding and possible infertility . Lakshmi 's publicist also told US Weekly that `` As a result of her condition , 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 is the ex-wife of famed author Salman Rushdie . She has hosted Bravo 's hit show `` Top Chef '' since its second season and is herself a noted cookbook author .
She is expecting her first child , she confirms . ` ` ' Chef '' host had suffered from endometriosis . Lakshmi , former wife of Amir Khan , has not named the father .