For the May issue of beauty mag Allure, Top Chef‘s resident hottie host Padma Lakshmi and Dreamgirls star Sharon Leal bare all! Here’s excerpts from their racy interviews:

PADMA LAKSHMI

ALLURE: What did you do to prepare for the shoot?
PADMA LAKSHMI: “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.”

ALLURE: Are you confident about your body?
PL: “Yes; I like the way I look. I think I look better now than I did in my 20s, because I’m more confident about my body—and I don’t want to look like anyone but myself.”

ALLURE: Do you sleep naked?
PL: “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.”

SHARON LEAL

ALLURE: What did you do to prepare for the shoot?
SHARON LEAL: “At first, I was flattered to be asked, and then I thought, Wow, can I do it? I tried not to have my late-night French-fry fix, and I tried to mentally prepare and keep the fear at bay.”

ALLURE: What was the worst part of the shoot?
SL: “The ache in my hip from holding the pose.”

ALLURE: What happened when you dropped the robe?
SL: “I just breathed and said to myself, ‘I’m comfortable, I’m beautiful; I’m comfortable, I’m beautiful,’ until I didn’t have to say that anymore…. It’s liberating, but posing once may be enough.”

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