The English broadcaster, television journalist and food writer Nigella Lucy Lawson was born on January 6, 1960 in London, the daughter of Baron Nigel Lawson de Blaby, a former Conservative MP and former Chancellor of the Exchequer in Margaret Thatcher’s government, and his ex-wife, Vanessa, a wealthy socialite. She had an unhappy childhood as she did not get along with her father, and she became friends with her mother who died of cancer at age 48.
Nigella She was a smart student who had trouble with Originally she worked in publishing, first taking a job under the Naim Attallah publishing house. At 23, she began her career in journalism after being invited to write book reviews for ‘The Spectator‘.
She became the deputy literary editor of The Sunday Times in 1986, but she didn’t want to be an executive and embarked on a career as a freelance writer, writing columns on food and makeup.
‘How to be a domestic goddess‘, published in 2000, focused mainly on baking. The book sold 180,000 copies in four months, and The Observer invited her to be its social columnist.
The Serie ‘Nigella Bites‘was later broadcast on American television on the E! and Style Network. The eponymous book became the second best-selling Christmas cookbook of 2002 in America.
His fifth book ‘Feast: Food that Celebrates Life‘, launched in 2004, achieved sales of £ 3 million. That year he appeared frequently on American television, including talk shows like “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
His third television series based on cooking, called ‘Nigella Feasts‘, debuted on the US Food Network in 2006 with a duration of 13 weeks. Time magazine wrote a favorable review saying: “Nigella Feasts will leave you wishing for an invite“In 2006 a three-part weekly cooking show titled ‘Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen‘. The first episode had an audience of 3.5 million and the final episode became the main show on BBC Two.
‘Nigella Express‘, a 13-part cooking series started on BBC Two in 2007, suggesting quick and simple ways to prepare dishes. A companion book of the same name was also released.
Lawson was one of three judges in a special battle of Iron Chef America, “The Super Chef Battle“, 2010, which pitted Cristeta Comerford and Bobby Flay against Emeril Lagasse and Mario Batali.
His 2012 book, ‘Nigellissima: Instant Italian Inspiration‘was well received in the United States and Italy. The BBC broadcast an 8-part television series titled ‘Nigellissima‘.
Lawson decided to write a cookbook after observing a distraught hostess at a dinner party. ‘How to eat‘, published in 1998, which featured cooking tips on preparation and time saving, sold 300,000 copies in the UK.
He hosted his own cooking television series, ‘Nigella Bites‘, from 1999 to 2001 on Channel 4 and averaged 1.9 million viewers. Victor Lewis-Smith, a normally tough critic, praised her for being “formidably charismatic“.
The second book of Lawson “How to be a domestic goddess“It won two major awards. In 2000, it won the British Book Award and the following year the WH Smith Book Award.
His hit TV show, ‘Nigella Bites‘was awarded the Guild of Food Writers Television Broadcast of the Year Award and the World Food Media Gold Ladle Best Television Food Show Award in 2001.
It also won the WH Smith Book Lifestyle of the Year award for Nigella Bites and the World Food Media Gold Ladle award for the best food and / or television program for Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen.
Nigella Lawson She was happily married to journalist John Diamond and together they had a daughter, Cosima, and a son, Bruno. Diamond was diagnosed with throat cancer and died in March 2001, at age 47.
Lawson She later married art collector Charles Saatchi, but filed for divorce, citing ongoing unreasonable behavior; The couple were granted a nisi decree, which ended their 10-year marriage in July 2013.
Regarding her eating habits, this British gourmet stated that “as healthy. I just eat enough for five healthy people“.