Padma Lakshmi was spotted locking lips with a hunky new man, who's since been identified as poet and author Terrance Hayes, while out and about in New York City on June 14, 2021. "It's early days," a source close to the couple dished to Page Six. "They're just getting to know each other."
While it's a well-known fact that Lakshmi has a seriously impressive resume, spanning from television host and judge to best-selling cookbook author, Hayes has an equally impressive list of accomplishments under his belt. According to his personal website, Hayes was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1971 and studied English and painting at Coker College, where he also played on the men's basketball team. He is also a 2014 MacArthur Fellow, served as the poetry editor for The New York Times Magazine from 2017 to 2018, and currently teaches English at New York University.
Hayes also has multiple poetry collections, many of which have been finalists for awards, including "How to Be Drawn," "American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin," "Wind in a Box," "Lighthead," and more (via Poetry Foundation).
