Not everybody is commemorating Top Chef‘s most current winner.
On Thursday, July 1, Bravo’s struck series concerned an end when Gabe Erales vanquished fellow entrants Dawn Burrell and Shota Nakajima and got the $250,000 prize money in the season 18 ending.
After the episode aired, nevertheless, some audiences raised a December 2020 report that declared Gabe was no longer operating at a dining establishment due to “repeated violation” of business policies. Top Chef host and judge Padma Lakshmi appeared to resolve the debate in 2 social networks posts.
“As someone who has been sexually harassed, this topic is a serious one and merits openness,” she composed on Twitter. “We recorded Top Chef in October of in 2015 & were not knowledgeable about the claims now coming out about Gabe. This must be examined & the network must consider its finest action.”
Padma added, “To be clear, nobody has actually declared unwanted sexual advances on the record or otherwise to Bravo/Top Chef and we judges didn’t have any sign of unsuitable habits from Gabe throughout his time on set.”
