Padma Lakshmi Playboy Exclusive Interview: 'Top Chef' Host Admits 'I'm Like a Truck Driver' Trapped in a Sexy Body [PHOTO]

In a recent interview for Playboy magazine's December issue, "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi proves that she's not only stunningly beautiful, but she has a pretty awesome personality too. In the exclusive 20 Q&A interview, sexy Lakshmi dishes about the type of guys she likes, marriage, her diet and weight, her impeccable ability to detect specific ingredients, and beauty and sports bras. The 42-year-old even admits that despite her classy good looks, she's really a truck driver trapped inside a woman's body. Oh, and Lakshmi poses in an "innocently" revealing white lace negligée. Read on for more details.

Here are just some highlights from the Playboy interview, which can be read in-full here. Be sure to check out the sexy photo shoot too.

On the type of guys she likes, and why she's really like a truck driver: "A lot of men get frustrated with me, actually because I am like a guy. Honestly, I'm like a truck driver trapped in this body. I don't want to be your best friend. I don't expect you to give me a birthday card or send me flowers. I don't need fancy trips. You could take me across the street. Don't get me wrong. That stuff's nice, but I am a physical and sensual person. I love to be held. I love massages. I'm just not a Hallmark kind of gal."

On her awesome palate: "If you saw me chop an onion, you would be highly unimpressed. But if I taste a dish, I can usually replicate the ingredients. And if I kissed you, I could probably tell what you had for lunch."

On beauty: "Have you ever met a girl and she's really pretty, but then you talk to her for 15 minutes, and she's not that pretty anymore? She's kind of boring. Or else you meet a girl who's okay-looking but makes you laugh and says something saucy. Suddenly her beauty shines through."

On wearing three sports bras: "Oh... I think sports bras have improved a bit since I said that in Vogue or somewhere. But it's an odd thing. A regular bra doesn't work alone, and sometimes I need more support, so I'll put a sports bra over it. And I like to have a runner's tank top over that. It's my cross to bear, I guess. Sometimes I think I'm one of the last women with real boobs."

On her three-year marriage to Salman Rushdie: "Now there is somebody who has great wit and is a great flirt. I don't regret a day I spent with Salman, but it was tiring. He has a big life, and it only got bigger while we were together. I'm happy to have stood next to him holding his hand, but we were in very different parts of our lives."