If you have ever watched a cooking channel or are prone to reading cooking recipes all the way through, you have most likely come across the name Nigella Lawson.
Lawson is a giant in the world of cooking and even if she does not make an appearance herself, her name is often referred to in so many shows and recipes that it is impossible to avoid her.
While she was a giant back in the day, her presence has steadily dwindled. And if you are one of those people who wonder where the mega-popular TV chef is today, then keep reading!
‘Quick and easy,’ that has always been Nigella Lawson’s motto in the kitchen. The British food queen, who is the daughter of former Finance Minister Nigel Lawson, had her big breakthrough when she released cookbooks and simultaneously got her own TV show at the turn of the 1990s and 2000s.
The program “Nigella” aired on the public service channel BBC and also reached many countries around the world.
Her show garnered high viewership in the UK, the celebrity chef explained how she views her own health and why she enjoys eating a lot and eating well.
“Most people think that being thin is healthy, but I’ve seen many people who are seriously ill, and for me, in my mind, I associate thinness with a lack of health. I wouldn’t want to be really thin, it scares me,” said Nigella Lawson in an interview with Malou von Sivers on TV4 in 2007.
She went on, “The best thing about being thin is that you can wear jeans. It’s nice to wear jeans, but you know what? I’d rather eat! I’ve had a lot of jeans throughout my life, and I know I’d rather eat.”
It’s been almost 20 years since her show was a staple on television, and Nigella has now turned 64. She’s not seen in the spotlight as often anymore, but that doesn’t mean she has disappeared from TV completely. Two years ago, she appeared as a judge on the cooking show My Kitchen Rules in Australia, according to Femina. At one point she was as popular as, if not more, Gordon Ramsay.
On Instagram, the star chef is followed by over three million people worldwide. Recently, she shared her decision to reveal what she really looks like when she’s not on TV. Nigella explains that she doesn’t usually look like she does on screen in her everyday life. Instead, she lets her hair flow freely.
In the caption, the celebrity chef wrote, “Ever since I posted about my hair, hair products and styling yesterday, I’ve been rather worried about having to live up to it, since mostly I do nothing and go out looking a complete mess. So I thought I’d redress the balance by posting a photo of what my hair more usually looks like! Though it does make me realise why I thought I had to learn how to improve matters… And, by the way, I went back to my Sunday post and added a shortlist of some of my favourite products mentioned in the piece that I rely on to help me look rather less like the first Mrs Rochester!”
Since she posted the picture a few weeks ago, it has received a lot of love on social media.
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