The flagship spawned a series of spinoffs, including Top Chef Masters, Top Chef: Just Desserts, Top Chef Junior and Top Chef Duels, among others. Those worries ended up being a moot point as Lakshmi, along with Colicchio and culinary expert/food writer Gail Simmons, became household names due to the growing popularity of Top Chef. I was a little worried people would assume that Bravo was sticking another model on the show because of Heidi - I’d written a cookbook and hosted another food show - but I was just glad I got to say 'Please' before the 'Pack your knives and go,'" she said. "I’d watched the first season, so I got a sense of it. On Project Runway season 19, Shantall Lacayo was named the winner, and some of the shows fans arent happy about that. Lakshmi, for her part, admitted to having reservations about jumping into the franchise following an up-and-down debut. Published The latest Project Runway season resulted in Shantall taking the top spot, but the judges decision may have been the wrong one for multiple reasons. "There was a great disparity in terms of talent that first season. So how did Lakshmi get back into the Top Chef saddle? Cohen recalled it being a major priority, after the tumultuous first season, that they secure Lakshmi. I knew that it wasn’t working," she said, sharing that Cohen called her the day after the season 1 finale to tell her she had been let go. "It wasn’t a secret that I wasn’t well received by the audience. Lee, who has since gone on to host Beach Bites, Iron Chef America and The Kitchen, weighed in on the cold response from viewers. That wasn’t my personality," Lee said, to which Cohen conceded, "We produced her to be very stern like Heidi Klum. Meg Ferguson Tulsa, OK Prajj Oscar Jean-Baptiste Philadelphia, PA Bones Jones Brooklyn, NY Kristina Kharlashkina New York, NY Katie Kortman Japan Shantall Lacayo Miami, FL Aaron. "I was very green and took the direction that was given me, which was to be icy and authoritative. Her brief time as Top Chef host wasn't received warmly by viewers, who often described Lee as robotic and inexperienced, which executives and producers later acknowledged was partially their fault. The now 41-year-old remembered receiving "an email through my blog" inquiring about her to read for the host part. "I thought, 'Well, this must be phony baloney,' but I googled them and a week later I was on a plane to San Francisco," Lee said. Scrambling for a last-minute replacement, producers cast Lee, then married to Billy Joel and going by Katie Lee Joel, as the host.
Contestant Meg Ferguson also broke down in tears over her mother’s death.
The show will feature designers who will take on challenges to win 250,000 worth of sponsorships and create a. Updated: 23:05 ET, Katherine Schaffstall Published: Invalid Date, PROJECT Runway host Christian Siriano slammed contestant Bones as insane during the Season 19 premiere. "By the time they decided to film the show, I had signed on to act in a miniseries for British television," Lakshmi recalled. Bravo's Emmy-winning series Project Runway is ready for its 19th season. David Moir/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
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