‘Top Chef’ host Padma Lakshmi has baby girl


Padma Lakshmi, host of TV’s Top Chef, gave birth to a baby girl Saturday, her rep confirmed to People.

Lakshmi, 39, has still not revealed the identity of the baby girl’s father. (Gawker says it’s Michael Dell.) Lakshmi’s representative did not disclose the child’s weight or city of birth, but did confirm the baby’s name- Krishna Thea Lakshmi. The statement was brief:

“Model, author and Emmy-nominated host of Top ChefPadma Lakshmi gave birth to a baby girl named Krishna Thea Lakshmi on Saturday,” her rep tells PEOPLE. “Mother and baby are well and happy.”

The child is the first for Lakshmi, who struggled with endometriosis, a painful condition affecting the reproductive system. People quoted a friend of the TV host on the pregnancy Lakshmi’s rep initially called “a medical miracle.”

“Padma is very happy. She’s wanted to be a mom for a long time. She was very relieved and happy when she got pregnant.”

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