Sandra Lee Reveals Surprising Weight Change After Filming New Netflix Series

Sandra Lee is giving fans a glimpse of what it was like filming Netflix’s new baking competition series.

The Semi-Homemade star is one of the esteemed judges on the panel for the streamer’s Blue Ribbon Baking Championship series. While the job comes with plenty of sweet perks, Lee revealed that what viewers see the judges eating on the show is just a fraction of what they were actually served. She had to “eat everything,” describing it as “four weeks of a sugar high.”

“We had to eat everything we had to taste,” Lee, 58, told Page Six in an interview published Monday, Sept. 2. “Absolutely everything — it was four weeks of a sugar high. And it’s not just tasting the dessert. You also have to break it down and taste the cakes separately or the crust separately, different from the filling or the icing.”

“And sometimes you have to eat more than one portion,” she added. “I easily gained 10 lbs.”

Despite the potential for a sugar-induced stomachache, Lee said it “was a pleasure” to work on the series and indulge in all the treats made by amateur chefs.

“But honestly, the desserts were so good. It was a pleasure to eat. It’s a well-earned 10 pounds,” she quipped. “Every precious mouthful, those desserts. Reminds you that life is not worth living without sweet, sweet things, and these desserts were unbelievable. These are the best bakers in the world doing amazing American desserts. When you watch the show, you will learn a lot, but you will also see riveting television and epic disasters.”

According to an official description of the series, “Blue ribbon-winning bakers from state fairs across the US face off for the first time in an epic baking showdown to win top honors and $100,000” – a detail close to Lee’s heart as she won a blue ribbon for “display and design” at the Los Angeles County Fair three decades ago.

The series, co-hosted by Jason Biggs, originally debuted in August and is currently streaming on the platform.

Source: Page Six