“I mean, he was the best thing that ever happened to me by a mile.

According toPeople Magazine, Rushdie’s constant need for sexual intimacy directly collided with her health.

PerToday, Lakshmi divorced Rushdie just three years after they were married, in 2007.

Padma Lakshmi and Salman Rushdie

“In many ways, I consider him still part of my family,” Lakshmi told People Magazine.

Padma Lakshmi and Salman Rushdie