Padma Lakshmi dating Vikram Chatwal?

Long time friends Padma Lakshmi and hotelier Vikram Chatwal have set the rumour mills spinning, after they were spotted keeping close company during the holidays.

Long time friends Padma Lakshmi and hotelier Vikram Chatwal have set the rumour mills spinning, after they were spotted keeping close company during the holidays.

The 42-year-old cookbook author and Chatwal, whose properties include the Dream Hotels, were first seen in courtside seats together at MSG for the Knicks/Nets game in December, the New York Post reported.

Lakshmi and Chatwal were also said to be “inseparable” at the Dream’s New Year’s Eve Bash and were spotted boarding a private plane in Los Angeles this week.

According to sources, Chatwal, who is still married to model Priya Sachdev, and Lakshmi have been close friends for years.