She is expecting her first child , she confirms . ` ` ' Chef '' host had suffered from 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 . Lakshmi , former wife of Amir Khan , has not named the father .
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 .