Who is Bobby Flay's new girlfriend, Brooke Williamson? A fellow Food Network star, the 46-year-old won Top Chef season 14, is a mother, and appears on Beat Bobby Flay and Bobby's Triple Threat
Bobby Flay has a new woman in his life – and she's a fellow TV chef.
Brooke Williamson is 46 years old. Photo: @chefbrookew/Instagram
People magazine has confirmed that Flay, 60, is dating his Food Network co-star Brooke Williamson, 46.
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'They have been friends for a while and recently decided to jump in,' a source told the media outlet. 'Her divorce last year probably gave them some additional shared experiences and over the last few weeks, love bloomed.'
US TV personality Kristin Cavallari pushed back when Bobby Flay invited her out to dinner last year. /TNS
The news comes not long after the Beat Bobby Flay star publicly admitted he was rejected by The Hills alum Kristin Cavallari. 'I DMed you and I said to you … 'I'm going to be in Nashville for one night. Can I take you to dinner?'' he said during a November appearance on Cavallari's Let's Be Honest podcast. 'And you literally said something to me like, 'I'm already dating somebody,'' he added. However, Flay clarified that he had wanted to go out as friends.
Brooke Williamson is a regular on the celebrity TV chef circuit. Photo: @chefbrookew/Instagram
So, what do we know about his fresh new romance with Brooke Williamson – who happens to look a bit like Cavallari?
What does Brooke Williamson do for work?
Brooke Williamson recently launched her first cookbook. Photo: @chefbrookew/Instagram
Williamson, a Los Angeles native, is an acclaimed chef and cookbook author. In 2012 she appeared on Top Chef, becoming the runner-up in season 10, and returning five years later to win the competition series. She's since starred in multiple cooking reality shows including Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions, which she won in 2020, and was a judge on 24 in 24, Chopped, and Guy's Grocery Games. She also appeared on Flay's Beat Bobby Flay. In November, she launched her first cookbook, Sun-Kissed Cooking – Vegetables Front and Center.
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