The queer internet is currently losing its mind over what many are speculating is a romantic relationship not-so-quietly brewing between author, model and foodie Padma Lakshmi, and Top Chef icon, Melissa King. The pair have been close for a while, but the delicious rumors really began to swell when Lakshmi and King wore joint The Addams Family Halloween costumes (obviously, Lakshmi was Morticia and King was Gomez). In a post featuring the two of them together — which, by the way, included one picture of King kissing Lakshmi’s bicep — King quoted Gomez Addams: “I would die for her. Although Lakshmi has never explicitly come out to the public as queer, she has dropped hints. King, on the other hand, openly identifies as a lesbian and has long been an advocate for LGBTQ+ issues.
