“Top Chef” Host Padma Lakshmi Gives Birth To Baby Girl

Congrats to Padma Lakshmi! The foodie’s eagerly-awaited bun has officially popped out of the oven. Lakshmi, 39, delivered a healthy baby girl named Krishna in a New York City hospital on Saturday, a rep for the Top Chef host tells Us Magazine.com.

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

Although Padma has never publicly identified the child’s father, last month, rumors swirled that Krishna’s dad is NYC university professor Adam Dell. Dell is the brother of Dell Computers founder Michael Dell.