Padma Lakshmi is shedding some gentle on a troublesome time in her private life. The longtime TV character is mother to 14-year-old daughter Krishna, whom she shares with businessman Adam Dell.
In a brand new profile for the New Yorker, Lakshmi opened up in regards to the media scrutiny she acquired in 2010 surrounding the paternity of her daughter.
“It was nearly as horrible as is feasible to be,” Lakshmi says within the profile. “I imply, discuss slut shaming.”
The time interval got here a number of years after her very public divorce from author Salman Rushdie. Their 23-year age hole and the truth that he divorced his third spouse shortly after assembly Lakshmi made the couple prime targets for tabloid press.
“What the tabloids by no means stated was the reality: We actually beloved one another,” Lakshmi insists. “I believe I am now at peace with it. I wasn’t at peace with it for a very long time — I felt that the narrative of my life had been stolen from me, due to who I used to be standing subsequent to.”
The 2 married in 2004 and divorced in 2007.
Nowadays, Lakshmi is bringing her daughter, Krishna, into the highlight extra. In January, the mother-daughter duo spoke with ET about Krishna’s life adjoining to the highlight on the Emmy Awards.
“She’s additionally put up with loads. She’s grown up on set,” Lakshmi informed ET of Krishna. “She’s used to her mother being on the highway. So it is good to additionally share the attractive bits together with her.”
The longtime Prime Chef host not too long ago exited the favored present, making approach for a brand new host, Kristen Kish.
Kish not too long ago informed ET the recommendation Lakshmi handed alongside to her.
“I believe it was — it was the recommendation that I wanted. It was very very like, ‘I am right here must you want, like pace dial if — name if in case you have any questions. But additionally, when you do not want me, completely nice, simply know that I am right here supporting you,'” she stated of the phrases of knowledge.
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