Her best friend! Padma Lakshmi and her daughter, Krishna, are two peas in a pod — and have plenty of adorable family photos to prove it.The Top Chef host welcomed her child in 2010 with then-partner Adam Dell, whom she began dating in the wake of her 2007 divorce from writer Salman Rushdie.
Krishna’s parents dated on and off before rekindling their romance in 2017.“They are closer than they’ve ever been this second time around and can be so honest with each other,” a source told Us Weekly exclusively in October 2018. “It’s obvious Padma is very comfortable with him.
They have a very close and loving relationship.”While the insider noted at the time that the duo’s relationship was going “really well,” they were briefly caught up in a legal spat over custody of their daughter.
After the venture capitalist sued Lakshmi in 2011, a rep for the cookbook author told Us, “Ms. Lakshmi’s sole interest lies in preserving the privacy and welfare of her daughter and in working out a fair and amicable agreement.”The custody dispute was settled one year later after the Taste the Nation host agreed to give Dell more time with Krishna.
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