“Hands up, utensils down. God, I’m good.”
If I were a woman, especially a pale woman with no makeup in an oversized shirt and fat jeans, I wouldn’t want to be photographed next to Padma Lakshmi — especially when she’s in full-on catwalk mode. Put simply: there’s just no way to look good. But alas, that’s exactly what happened to this poor lady who found herself accidentally meandering onto Padma’s invisible runway. I’m sure the woman’s very pleasant looking in real life, but next to all that PadmaGlamour™, well, she’s just so PLAIN.
Yes, it’s the dreaded umbrella effect of Padma — a phenomenon that increases people’s blandness the closer they get to her. Somewhere, Gail Simmons is quietly crying. And eating.
(Pacific Coast News via A Socialite’s Life)