Sandra Lee is guilty of compromising her fitness to host a cooking show for Netflix.
The award-winning chef, 58, recently told… Page six On easily gaining 10 pounds in a month when she joined the new program Blue Ribbon Baking Championship.
“We had to eat everything we could possibly get our hands on,” Lee told the outlet, going on to explain, “Absolutely everything. It was four weeks of high sugar levels.”
The veteran food TV host also discussed the technicalities of judging a baking competition, specifically one that will award top honors with $100,000.
“It’s not just about tasting the dessert. You also have to break down and taste the biscuits separately or the dough separately, different from the filling or the frosting. And sometimes you have to eat more than one portion. I easily gained 5 kilos,” she confessed.
Lee, who has won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Food Host and the Gotham Made in NY Award, has no regrets about earning the recognition.
“But honestly, the desserts were delicious. It was a pleasure to eat them. It's 10 pounds well earned,” he added.
