Purple parent! Padma Lakshmi ditches her glamorous dress for jeans and boots with daughter Krishna in New York
As a former model, Padma Lakshmi knows how to do glamour.
The Top Chef host proved that on Wednesday when she was spotted in Soho, New York, wearing a purple dress and a voluminous hairdo to boot.
The 44-year-old ditched the look later though, when enjoying some quality time with her daughter Krishna.
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Yummy mummy: Padma Lakshmi looks glam in a purple dress and heels in New York
Mum's the word: She was later seen in jeans and wellies as she took her daughter for an ice cream on Wednesday
Padma donned some jeans and boots, and ditched the make-up, as she went for a walk with her little girl, happily eating an ice-cream.
The night before, the Top Chef host attended the Time 100 gala wearing a chef's white jumpsuit, featuring a cutaway back detail, with orange accessories that seemed to coordinate with the evenings colour theme.
Padma joined a host of famous faces at the event held at Jazz at Lincoln Center to celebrate TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World.
Working mother: Padma gave birth to Krishna five years ago
Chic: The former model went for a voluminous blow out to go with her glamorous outfit in Soho
Don't spill anything! Padma Lakshmi wears white to the Time 100 gala in New York on Tuesday night
Padma's daughter may have helped her choose the sophisticated outfit as she told People that Krishna 'lets me know what not to wear.
'I won't say the designer, but I opened a bag with two dresses that arrived and she said, "Oh Mommy, please don't try those on!"'
Padma gave birth to Krishna five years ago and is her only child from a brief relationship with venture capitalist Adam Dell, the brother of Dell Computer founder Michael Dell.
Though Krishna had a trust fund set up for her by Teddy Forstmann, the billionaire mogul, who died of cancer in November 2011.
Chic: The Top Chef host displayed a little skin on her back in the jumpsuit - paired with orange heels and a clutch bag
Lakshmi and Forstmann were romantically linked for several years before his death a source close to him told the Daily Mail that he had been 'carrying out the role of father since the moment Krishna was delivered into his arms.'
Krishna’s biological father filed a lawsuit seeking full custody of Krishna and to have his name added to the birth certificate.
A source told the New York Post: 'Their dispute was settled privately, out of court. Dell got improved visitation and custody rights.
'He had wanted full custody, but they came to a compromise. Padma maintains the same rights she always had.'
Fashion tips: Padma says her five-year-old daughter Krishna gives her styling advice
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