Suhasini Mani Ratnam who was on a hiatus from television is back with her show Weekend with Stars where actors get candid with her. The national-award winner has also undergone an image makeover for the show. Often what a star wears becomes a style statement and Suhasini has managed to do the same. The actress says that she chooses clothes according to the show she hosts. “I go with the theme of the programme. My show Hasini Pesum Padam was about reviewing Tamil movies. I felt it was more of an international platform and hence wore trendy trousers and different kinds of tops,” Suhasini reveals.
For her new show Weekend with Stars, she has chosen Indo-western clothes. “In my earlier programmes, the focus was more on my face and hair as I sat and hosted the show. This is a programme where actors get candid with me. And as a host, I am standing throughout the show and hence the importance is more on the silhouette,” says the actress.
She quickly adds, “The real image makeover I would call, is my drastic diet programme where I lost close to five-and-half kgs in just 20 days time. I took up special yoga and diet called the G3 Diet. And amazingly, I lost five-and-half kilos in 20 days. My husband Mani lost six kilos in one month!”
Another factor that influences what she wears is based on the weather conditions in the places she shoots. “Summers are really hot in Chennai, I am literally struggling with my long hair. So I create my own hair-dos which suit me and are comfortable too.”
