Padma Lakshmi & Her Rarely Seen Teen Daughter Attend NYC Ball in Coordinating Black Gowns

Littlehands is looking all grown-up! Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi brought her 13-year-old daughter, Krishna, along as her date for the 2023 Blossom Ball in New York City. Fans were likely especially thrilled by this, since Padma usually keeps Krishna pretty private, aside from serving as an off-screen sous chef for her mom in her hilarious Instagram cooking videos.

The mother-daughter duo got glammed up for the big event

Krishna has frequently crashed her mom's videos to share her opinions

In a clip from January, the teen can be seen putting her hand over her mother's chest while she's doing a cooking tutorial. Krishna's trying to block her mother, who's cooking in a bralette, from exposing too much of her breasts to her fans. Padma chastises her daughter, gently mocking her for making a big deal out of just a little cleavage.

In another video, Krishna gets embarrassed while dancing with her mother

The December 2022 clip shows that Littlehands doesn't only criticize her mother from off-camera. As the two perform a side-by-side dance routine, Krishna can be seen getting embarrassed by the way her mother gets a little too into the booty-shaking part of the song, making both of them laugh and cut the clip.

It's clear from her recent appearance that Krishna loves her mom

Almost all kids — especially teens — get embarrassed by their parents at one point or another (yes, even when their moms are as cool, funny, and talented as Padma), so it's no surprise that Krishna regularly gets on her mom's case about her more cringeworthy moments. However, based on the way the two were beaming at each other during their recent night out, it's obvious that Littlehands isn't always mocking her famous mom.