I enjoy my role as a mother: padma lakshmi


I enjoy my role as a mother: padma lakshmi

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New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India-born supermodel Padma Lakshmi says raising a child alone is not easy, but she is glad that she has her family' support. She has a daughter named Krishna


Thea Lakshmi-Dell. Asked if raising a child alone is tough, Padma told IANS: "It is difficult but I don't feel I am raising her alone. "I have a lot of family members that


contribute to her clothes, her education and her relation. I am lucky that I enjoy my role as a mother. It is the most gratifying thing that I have done in my life and continue to do."


The actress, who is also a TV host, producer and cookbook author, is quick to point out that "it is not the only thing". "I don't think a woman is not complete without


children or anything like that. But for me it has been a wonderful experience, and also feel very lucky in her company. She is funny," added the host of "Top Chef", which is


aired in India on AXN. On her bond with her daughter, she said: "I am learning about her every day and no two days are the same." (This story was auto-published from a syndicated


feed. No part of the story has been edited by THE QUINT.)