Melissa King and Nini Nguyen from Top Chef fame ‘hard-launched’ their relationship in a new PDA-filled pic.
Insta-official:
Nini took to her Instagram story, posting an image of the pair soaking up the sun in her garden. Melissa kissed Nini’s cheek, and she beamed with glee. She captioned the snap: “Happy Pride Y’all!” before tagging her girlfriend. “#hardlaunch.”
A social media user commented on the post. “OMG I am from Melbourne and saw them having dinner together clearly on a date 🤍.”
How it started:
Both Melissa and Nini were Top Chef favs from their respective seasons: Melissa, TC: Boston, and Nini, TC: Kentucky.
Both Chefs were invited to compete against each other on season 17 of Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. Nini was the sixth contestant to be eliminated from the show; Melissa went on to win the show.
Despite not competing against each other for long, the talented duo made a connection.
According to social media page, they’ve been spending time together for about a year now. Melissa posted a pic of the pair together alongside best-selling author Padma Lakshmi.
Together, the trio soaked up the sun in her garden. She captioned the album, “Family time & samosas,” and tagged Padma and Nini.
Ok, but speaking of Padma, the goddess among us:
There’s a rumor on Reddit that Melissa is in a relationship with Padma. Yes, you read that right!
While this isn’t something I would have clocked on my own, Melissa’s photo carousel is worth a thousand words.
Fans got relationship vibes from Melissa and Padma’s photos. “OMG, I’m shipping this so hard!!!! ❤️🥲🥲🥲🥲.” Another hoped, “Let this be a soft launch.”
