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Padma Lakshmi, Eliza Dushku and Chelsea Handler are alluring

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jamie murnane

The Nude Issue of Allure magazine doesn't hit the stands until April 21, but there's a sneak peak online and a few of our favorite ladies are involved, baring (almost) all.

Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi, E!'s Chelsea Handler and Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku are all featured in "The Naked Truth," where they not only pose strategically, but give some pretty candid answers on body image and self-confidence issues, as well. So, you know, there's more than just some nicely-lit photos.

The magazine asks Padma how she prepared for the intimate shoot, and she said:

I exercised a little bit extra, but I actually think I look better when I have a little bit of weight on — my breasts are fuller, and I'm curvier than when I'm at my thinnest.

Now that's a role model! Does she sleep naked, they ask?

I tend to sleep in the nude. I'm an innately tactile person and a very sensual-leaning woman. You have to use the word "leaning" or it sounds like I'm boasting! When I'm in my own private space, I do spend time with very little on.

Eliza's interview unveiled an interesting fact that'll be hard to not think of every time watching Dollhouse:

I'll strip down to my underwear and my Ugg boots when I eat lunch in my trailer.

I'm sorry, what was I just doing? Oh right, Allure something-or-other. OK.

Comedian/talk show host/author Chelsea Handler's snippet is not surprisingly pretty tongue-in-cheek.

On why she agreed to post for the shoot in the first place (like she wouldn't — I mean, she has a book called My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands):

I like being naked, and I like Allure, so I figured, why not?

On the body parts she's most proud of:

My boobs are good. They're real and perky. Even if you can't see them, the important thing is that I know about them, and the guys I've slept with know about them.

And now we know about them. Thanks for the mental images, ladies.

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    • Submitted by
    jamie murnane
    on April 13, 2009 - 1:00pm.
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    andy andrea's picture

    owhwowwow!!

    Submitted by
    andy andrea (138 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 1:36pm.

     wow!! that was a very STEAMY.. HOT..ORGASMIC.. photoshoot ever.

    is it getting hot in here????

     

     

     

    xoxo,

    andy

    DaChickenLady's picture

    Oh

    Submitted by
    DaChickenLady (32 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 1:43pm.
    ::head explodes::
    shortypants's picture

    Padma Lakshmi Naked>>

    Submitted by
    shortypants (615 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 1:46pm.

     

    I saw the words and then I blacked out from the bliss.

    She is a Godess. THIS is why she's was on my Hot 100 List AND my WOC List!

    She needs to start dating women, already!

    rubbaduck's picture

    mmmm, padma....

    Submitted by
    rubbaduck (14 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 2:04pm.
    saw that picture on huffpost. it's now my screen saver. ;)
    ackat's picture

    That's a lot of hotness...

    Submitted by
    ackat (62 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 2:08pm.
    My computer just melted!
    aberracja's picture

    No!

    Submitted by
    aberracja (100 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 2:16pm.

    Eliza Dushku's face look really weird here.  Now I cannot ogle her body without getting automatically drawn to her face (in a bad way). 

    Padma, on the other hand, looks scrumptious.

    Social Anxiety's picture

    Chelsea Handler is looking

    Submitted by
    Social Anxiety (150 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 2:42pm.
    Chelsea Handler is looking good. I love it!
    lashun's picture

    ooohhh

    Submitted by
    lashun (226 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 3:19pm.

    this does not help my padma withdrawls.

    She is smart, can cook, talented, loves to eat, looks good with clothes on, looks good with clothes off and like the be alittle heavier so her breast can be fuller!!!

    Dying, DYING ... DEAD

    sydkid2's picture

    Padma . . wow!

    Submitted by
    sydkid2 (29 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:12am.

    "Dying, DYING ... DEAD" - this really made me laugh

    "it's a space thing"

    Lulita's picture

    Padma....

    Submitted by
    Lulita (9 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 3:26pm.

    .....what a beautiful woman.....sigh

    She looks really comfortable her too...

    I agree with Aberracja, Eliza's face lookes a little bit stiff and weird, but her skin and body looks awsome....

    Chelsea doesn't do it for me.... 

     

    Libra's picture

    Free

    Submitted by
    Libra (365 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 4:48pm.
    God I'm so happy to see naked women! Something I don't get to see everyday! So proud of my fellow women making the future so bright..so right. I'm free at last! Free of my old fashioned views! My backword opinions! I was supposed to be free but it doesn't please the man so I have to be free and naked..it makes everyone happy.
    Stacy's picture

    Stunning

    Submitted by
    Stacy (12 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 4:49pm.
    All three woman look absolutely beautiful. Job well done, ladies (and Allure).
    Tenderheart's picture

    Isn't this too much for one

    Submitted by
    Tenderheart (89 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 5:27pm.
    Isn't this too much for one edition of ALLure...it  is nice having one but three!!!! Damn
    akiraj's picture

    Drooool- OMG

    Submitted by
    akiraj (201 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 5:48pm.

    THEY ARE SO HOT! I'm pretty sure that I don't need to say that though ;) 

    I only read Allure for the articles- honest!

    MarissaQ's picture

    Padma

    Submitted by
    MarissaQ (32 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 6:08pm.

    I think Padma looks beautiful in this shot, and I always thought she was naturally this thin. Honestly, though,  it bugs me when women say they think they look better when they're curvier but then thier actions speak to the contrary. If she really prefers when she's curvier, why not pose naked that way?  

    I read an article where Angelina Jolie said something very similar, that she preferred when she had some more meat on her bones, like during the Lara Croft films. She said this when she was very thin.

    I would find it so much more inspiring if these women actually showed their curves as opposed to just saying they like them and exercising them away.

     

    whaaaattt's picture

    chelsea handler

    Submitted by
    whaaaattt (11 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 6:18pm.
    i loveee chelsea handler... she's hot and hilarious, the ultimate combination.
    eve_jig_it's picture

    I think Padma's picture is

    Submitted by
    eve_jig_it (637 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 8:03pm.

    I think Padma's picture is lurrrrvly what with the slender line of her body and the way the light hits her back and bumside.

    She just looks so lovely and delicate (and beautiful!)...                          Oh My, reaches quickly for a paper made fan!

     

    DaLu's picture

    Padma, Padma, Padma!!!

    Submitted by
    DaLu (10 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 10:11pm.

    Padma is definitely in my top 100! She is one of the many reasons why Top Chef is my favorite show! Oh my godness, I feel all tingly!

    mangoe's picture

    yep..

    Submitted by
    mangoe (23 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 2:09am.

    she definitely made my list...

    Meghan's picture

    Padma is so beautiful, but

    Submitted by
    Meghan (35 posts)
    on April 13, 2009 - 11:32pm.

    Padma is so beautiful, but it bothers me that they always cover up the scar on her arm. I don't know if she herself is uncomfortable having it photographed or show on tv but I never once thought it detracted from her beauty. If anything it makes her more beautiful and unique, but maybe that's just me.

     

     

    I will not stop.
    I will not slow down.
    I will not surrender.
    I will win.
    I will triumph.
    I will never ever quit.

    joan_xiii's picture

    I LOVE IT!!!

    Submitted by
    joan_xiii (68 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:38am.
    oh wow... padma and elisha are soooooooooooooo freaking HOT!!!! but really more PADMA mmmm...yummmmiiieeeee!!!!!*heartattack*

     

     

     

     

    the greatest test of one's ability is to be able to hold two opposing ideas and find balance between the two...

    pecola's picture

    Padma!

    Submitted by
    pecola (1532 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 12:52am.

    WOW... 

    Well, this re-emphasizes my decision to include Padma among my Hot 100 nominees. 

    I also love the pics of Lynn Collins and Sharon Leal. 

     

    ---

    Vote Sara Ramirez for the Afterellen Hot 100 

    mangoe's picture

    wowza...

    Submitted by
    mangoe (23 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 1:00am.

    As if the Hardee's commercial wasn't enough, now I have yet another reason to love Padma

    I have a feeling that  Top Chef's rating are going to jump big time next season.

    MeltingCharcoals's picture

    *melts*

    Submitted by
    MeltingCharcoals (680 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 1:11am.

    i'm with the rest of the ladies here Padma is 110% smokin! i love Chelsea, she scares me though lol

    TattooFanatic's picture

    8D

    Submitted by
    TattooFanatic (39 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 1:49am.

    i always wondered why i liked their shows ha ha

    rusty_tiffany's picture

    chelsea!

    Submitted by
    rusty_tiffany (158 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 1:50am.

    i love chelsea handler, always have (she's from my town!), and i always thought she was pretty, but that pic is HOT.

    eliza i don't even need to mention, everyone knows how hot she is. and i don't watch top chef and i didn't really know who padma was until i saw these pics. damn she's smokin'. might have to tune in once in a while fr that.

    GATA's picture

    ITS!

    Submitted by
    GATA (192 posts)
    on April 14, 2009 - 11:20am.
    HOT IN HERE!!!
    Atro's picture

    Holy mother of god, Eliza

    Submitted by
    Atro (83 posts)
    on April 16, 2009 - 8:57pm.
    Holy mother of god, Eliza Dushku IS trying to kill me.
    iggy's picture

    suprise suprise

    Submitted by
    iggy (396 posts)
    on April 19, 2009 - 11:41am.

    woah chelsea.

    the tv screen does u no good.

    be a model and come the the camera 


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