Audrey Cleo Yap Padma Lakshmi has played host to more than a few good meals as she fronts Bravo’s “Top Chef,” and executive produces and hosts Hulu’s “Taste the Nation.” But right now, she is mourning the loss of director Joel Schumacher.
The prolific filmmaker passed away on Monday, and Lakshmi says she’ll remember him for his sense of style and wit — and being her favorite dinner guest.“I used to say, ‘You know, if you weren’t gay, we’d be married.’ He’d be like, ‘Oh, please, I’m too young for you,’” she recalls on “Variety Live!” “He was my favorite dinner guest.
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