Padma Lakshmi is'relieved' that her ex-husband Salman Rushdie is 'pulling through' after being stabbed.

After being knifed as he prepared to give a talk at the Chautauqua Institution

the 75-year-old celebrated author suffered stab wounds to his neck, stomach, eye, chest, and thigh and was airlifted to hospital

where he was placed on a ventilator.

Over the weekend (08.13.22-08.14.22), he was able to breathe unassisted

"say a few words," and his former partner Padma has now expressed her wish for "swift healing."

Padma Lakshmi is'relieved' that her ex-husband Salman Rushdie is 'pulling through' after being stabbed.