CHOPPED judge Maneet Chauhan has revealed her major weight loss with the show's return featuring a structure change.
Maneet shared a meme to her Instagram feed about Monday that her transforming from her casual clothes to a TV-ready look.
In the video, Maneet, 47, starts off in a blue hoodie that reads "I'm just here for the snacks" as well as black leggings and gold sneakers.
She then twirls around, and with the magic of editing, reappears in a flowery blouse with the same leggings and shoes, though she's undergone a transformation.
While the chic Maneet looked gorgeous and beaming in the other half of the clip, that wasn't what fans focused on.
Maneet had lost 40 pounds prior to this clip, but eagle-eyed fans believe, after watching it, she had lost even more than that.
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They headed to the Food Network Reddit, where fans were discussing her weight loss.
"I just saw her last instagram post and am FLOORED," one fan wrote.
"I’m not sure the cause of her weight loss and I hate to comment on someone else’s body, but I was kind of shocked (in a not good way) about how thin she is right now…I just hope she’s making sure to take care of herself," they added.
One noted that she had mentioned she was on a "health journey," which another fan popinted out.
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"Not only does she look sickeningly thin she also looks like she starting to lose her hair," a third added.
I’m a Food Network star – my healthy swaps help you lose weight while eating pizza & they’re better bang for your buck"I hope it’s not cancer or something. She truly is a great chef and personality."
"That looks… concerning," a fourth fan posted.
"I hope she's not sick, or struggling with a mental health issue. She's one of my favorites on the network."
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Meanwhile on the Food Network, Alex Guarnaschelli has been removed from The Kitchen's website after hinting she had been fired.
The television personality answered questions on her Instagram over the weekend regarding her absences from the popular show.
Alex suggested she had left the show with a cryptic message to a follower.
The chef had been absent from a few episodes with no explanation.
Recently, the Food Network removed her as a co-host from the website.
Although not officially explaining, they also removed Alex from the promotional photo for episode 11 on series 33.
Now, only co-host Jeff Mauro was featured in the image.
"The cooks teach their top salad recipes. Jeff Mauro makes his blistered tomato and farro shrimp salad, Alex Guarnaschelli gets scientific with a chicken Caesar salad," the photo was captioned on their website.
Looking elsewhere, Alex's name is no longer included on the site.
The series premiered on Food Network in 2014 with hosts Sunny Anderson, Jeff Mauro, Katie Lee, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Marcela Valladolid.
Marcela left in 2017, and Alex joined a few years later in 2020.
However, Alex has been left out of promotional images recently.
The star asked her fans for questions via her Instagram Story.
Plenty of fans submitted comments about missing Alex.
“Sorry you aren’t on The Kitchen anymore, you brought a lot of knowledge to the show,” one fan wrote in.
“That means a lot to me. More Than you know, thank you,” replied Alex.
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Fans posted a screengrab of this comment on Reddit and expressed their concern that she might not return.
“I wish FN let hosts say when they are leaving the show,” one upset fan wrote.
“Especially with things like The Kitchen.”
“It leaves the audience a little confused and is also just kind of a bummer,” they added.
“She was the best part of that show. What a shame!,” a second Food Network viewer said.
“If this is true, I will miss her on the show….I thought Alex brought a unique perspective,” another fan commented.
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