https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/entertainment/padma-lakshmi-top-chef/index.html#:~:text=After%2017%20years%20and%2020,an%20Instagram%20post%20on%20Friday.

After 17 years and 20 seasons, Padma Lakshmi has announced she will step aside as host and judge of the cooking competition series, “Top Chef.” “After much soul searching, I have made the difficult decision to leave Top Chef,” Lakshmi wrote in an Instagram post on Friday.

Kristen Kish officially named Top Chef host, succeeding Padma Lakshmi (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12288595/Top-Chefs-new-host-announced-Season-10-winner-Kristen-Kish-replace-Padma-Lakshmi.html#:~:text=Top%20Chef%20have%20announced%20season,after%20the%20announcement%20was%20made.)

Top Chef have announced season 10 winner Kristen Kish will replace show stalwart Padma Lakshmi as host for the 21st season. Lakshmi, 52, who announced her departure from the role in June after 19 seasons, was quick to send her congratulations to Kish, 39, after the announcement was made.