Nadiya Hussain

For the Pakistani actress, see Nadia Hussain.

Nadiya Hussain
MBE
Nadiya Hussain in 2019
Born
Nadiya Jamir Begum

(1984-12-25) 25 December 1984 (age 39)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • Presenter
  • Newspaper columnist
  • Author
Years active2015–present
Employers
Television
Spouse
Abdal Hussain
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(m. 2005)​
Children3
Websitewww.nadiyahussain.com

Nadiya Jamir Hussain[1] MBE (née Begum;[2] born 25 December 1984) is a British television chef,[3][4] author[5] and television personality.[6] She rose to fame after winning the sixth series of BBC's The Great British Bake Off in 2015.[7] Since winning, she has signed contracts with the BBC to host the documentary The Chronicles of Nadiya and TV cookery series Nadiya's British Food Adventure[8] and Nadiya's Family Favourites;[9] co-presented The Big Family Cooking Showdown;[10] and has become a regular contributor on The One Show.

Hussain is a columnist for The Times Magazine and has signed publishing deals with Penguin Random House,[11] Hodder Children's Books[12] and Harlequin.[13] She has appeared as a guest panellist on ITV's Loose Women.[14] She was invited to bake a cake for the 90th birthday celebrations of Elizabeth II.

In 2017, Hussain was named by Debrett's as one of the 500 most influential people in the UK[15] and was on BBC News' 100 Women list.[16] She was also shortlisted for Children's Book of the Year prize at the British Book Awards for Bake Me A Story[17] and was nominated for Breakthrough Star at the Royal Television Society Awards for The Chronicles of Nadiya.[18] Ted Cantle, the author of a government report on community cohesion, said Hussain had done "more for British-Muslim relations than 10 years of government policy".[19][20]

  1. ^ Khaleeli, Homa (12 October 2015). "Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain: 'I wasn't thinking about representing Muslims, I was thinking about my bakes'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. ^ Hawkes, Rebecca (24 August 2016). "11 inspiring things that Nadiya Hussain has done since winning the Great British Bake Off". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ Griffiths, Emmy (7 July 2017). "Nadiya Hussain stars in new trailer for BBC show Nadiya's British Food Adventure". Hello. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ Jefferies, Mark (18 September 2018). "'My whole life revolves around not falling apart': TV chef Nadiya Hussain opens up on her crippling panic disorder". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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  7. ^ Ward, Rachel (8 October 2015). "The Great British Bake Off 2015: the final – Nadiya crowned winner". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  8. ^ Hogan, Michael (17 July 2017). "Nadiya's British Food Adventure is why the BBC must hang on to Mrs Hussain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ^ Pewsey, Guy (16 May 2018). "Nadiy's Family Favourites: Bake off was just the start – Nadiys is Eliza Doolittle for a new generation". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  10. ^ Davies, Helen (23 July 2017). "Nadiya Hussain's recipe for a happy family kitchen". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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  16. ^ "100 Women 2016: Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain – Muslim, Bangladeshi, British and proud". BBC News. 7 December 2016.
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  19. ^ Wiseman, Eva (16 December 2016). "Nadiya Hussain: 'This is more than a job – it's important to be out there'". The Observer. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  20. ^ Kere, Anna (23 March 2016). "APPG on Social Integration Minutes for Meeting on Monday, 23 May, 4-6pm, in Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House" (PDF). All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration. Retrieved 14 November 2019. Prof Cantle stated that Nadiya Hussain winning the Great British Bake-Off had done more for integration of Muslim communities than ten years of government policy.