I just saw this video in Salon.com and I cannot get over the shock of seeing Padma Lakshmi, of Top Chef fame selling herself in this commercial for Carl's Junior (or another burger company, I can't imagine anyone paying attention to what the product actually is). If you are a guy, you'll probably think the video is really hot. As a woman I find it repulsive. Doesn't she make enough money on Top Chef, modeling and writing cookbooks, that she also needs to cheapen herself in a commercial like this?

I also just heard that she is Salman Rushdie's ex-wife - which doesn't surprise me, the guy may be a great writer, but he's also a publicity whore.