Nigella Lucy Lawson

nickname

Nigella

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Wandsworth, London, England

Residence

London, England

nationality

training

In an interview, Nigella described her school days as difficult, as she had to change schools massively from the age of nine to eighteen. She attended numerous schools such as Ibstock Place School , Queen’s Gate School , Godolphin and Latymer School , and Westminster School .

She graduated from Lady Margaret Hall , Oxford University with an MA in Medieval and Modern Languages.

occupation

Journalist, author, TV presenter and broadcaster

family

• Father – Nigel Lawson (former Conservative MP and UK Chancellor of the Exchequer)
• Mother – Vanessa (née Salmon) Lawson (celebrities)
• Siblings – Dominic (brother) (former editor of The Sunday Telegraph ), Horatia (sister), Thomasina (sister) (died of breast cancer in 1993), Tom (half-brother), Emily (half-sister)
• Andere – George Monbiot (Cousin), Fiona Shackleton (Cousin)

Manager

Mark Hutchinson

Build

Lush

Height

5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm

weight

160 lbs or 73 kg

spouse/friend

Nigella has been romantically linked to –

1. Geoffrey Robertson QC – Nigella had a relationship with Geoffrey, a human rights lawyer. They broke up when Geoffrey dropped her off for Kathy Lette, who was a novelist.
2. John Diamond (1986–2001) – She met John in 1986 while she was writing for The Sunday Times . John, a journalist, wrote for the same newspaper. They soon developed a fondness for each other and tied the knot in 1992. The couple was blessed with a daughter, Cosima Thomasina Diamond (1993) and a son, Bruno Paul Diamond (1996). In a twist of fate, Diamond was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1997 and succumbed to it in March 2001. After the funeral, Nigella went into a bout of depression.
3. Charles Saatchi (2003-2013) – In September 2003, Nigella married Charles, an art collector. However, she was not particularly happy in this relationship. In 2012, she also expressed her dissatisfaction. June 2013, came as a shock to the public Sunday folkspublished photographs of Saatchi clutching Lawson by the throat outside a London seafood restaurant. He later attempted to disprove the truth about the images, saying it was “playful talk”. However, it was the beginning of her legal battle in court, and during the court hearing, Nigella revealed how Charles had made her life miserable with cruelty and his abusive nature, which led to her resorting to drugs. They ultimately divorced on July 31, 2013. She had no children from this marriage, although it had lasted a decade.

race/ethnicity

White

She is of Latvian, German, Dutch and Austrian descent.

hair colour

Rich chocolate

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Flawless fair skin
• Sparkling almond eyes
• chocolate hair
• Figure-hugging body
• Show hosting skills

measurements

39-29-38 inches or 99-74-96.5 cm

dress size

8 (USA) or 40 (EU)

bra size

32G

shoe size

8 (USA) or 38.5 (EU)

brand promotion

Twinings, a tea company, named Nigella their brand ambassador in 2008 and she appeared in their six commercials. However, she was later replaced by McCann.

Kiwi-chocolate maker Whittakers signed Lawson to promote his 5 Roll of Refined Chocolate (2013).

She has her own range of cookware. “ Eat-in kitchen . “

Religion

Although both parents are Jewish, Nigella claims to be an atheist.

Known for

Her intimate, sensual, casual and relaxed way of cooking.

As a journalist

An English journalist, she began her career as a book critic and restaurant critic. She later became assistant editor of The Sunday Times (1986). This was followed by her journey as a freelance journalist, writing for a number of newspapers and magazines.

As a food writer

Despite not having received a professional chef or training in culinary arts, she continued to become a food writer out of sheer passion for cooking. She published How to Eat (1998), her first cookbook, which sold 300,000 copies and became a bestseller. How to be a Domestic Goddess (2000) was her second book and won the British Book Award for Author of the Year. To date, she has sold over 3 million cookbooks worldwide.

First TV show

She first appeared on television in 1994 in the series Littlejohn Live and Uncut as herself on a July 8, 1994 episode.

In 1999, she appeared in Nigella Bites , a show hosted by Nigella herself. She appeared in 5 episodes (30 minutes each) of Series 1.

Personal trainer

Known for her curves, she accepted that her weight was an issue. However, she never really cared. In 2011, she appeared thinner and her friends mentioned that Nigella follows Bodyism Clean and Lean Plan – a meal program created by James Duigan , personal trainer and models nutritionist. The diet plan mainly involved body supplements, a cocktail of vitamins, minerals and fish oils that would kill cravings and burn fat.

In 2013, Nigella surprised the world by dropping from a size 12 (US) to a size 8 (US). Though she credited this transformation to diet control, Pilates exercise and personal training, an insider to the Mirror revealed that Nigella took extra help.

According to the source, Lawson is a foodie and not one of those who can go without food and therefore resorts to hypnotherapy, which allows her to eat her favorite foods, but in smaller portions. The newspaper mentioned that it hired Susan Hepburn, a London hypnotherapist, for $450 an hour sessions.

Nigella Lawson favorite things

• Food Destination – Manhattan
• Restaurant – Locanda Locatelli in der Seymour Street 8 in London
• Leafy Vegetables – Green Salad
• Dinner – Risi E Bisi, a Venetian recipe, and Turkish vegetable pilaf
• Food – Salted Caramel
• Hobbies – cooking
• Form – 60’s style
• Mascara – Surrealist mascara by Helena Rubinstein
• Earrings – Big hops

Nigella Lawson The Facts

1. She comes from a Jewish family and her family’s original last name was “Leibson”.
2. By taking part in the third series of the BBC family history documentary series Who do you think you are? Nigella discovered much about her family’s ancestry. She learned that her ancestors were Ashkenazi Jews belonging to Eastern Europe and Germany, instead of the Ibero-Sephardic ancestry she used to believe.
3. Nigella’s father Nigel divorced his first wife Vanessa in 1980 and that same year married Therese Maclear, a House of Commons researcher, and continued the marriage until 2008.
4. Also, her mother Vanessa remarried, to the philosopher AJ Ayer, and the marriage lasted until her death at the age of 48 from liver cancer in 1985. Nigella never had a very warm relationship with her mother and she felt that her mother was jealous to the fact that she was her father’s favorite.
5. In Channel Four’s poll of the 100 Worst Brits (2003), Nigella was voted the 90th worst Brit.
6. Her book Nigella Bites was an instant hit and it earned her the Guild of Food Writers Award . “
7. In December 2003 it was announced that in 2001 she refused to accept the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) decoration for “her services to journalism and cooking”.
8. Nigella admitted in a London court that she had used cocaine and marijuana as her second marriage was unbearable. It was revealed during the trial of their former personal assistants during credit card fraud – the Grillo sisters.
9. Classified as a classic hourglass by British queens Trinny and Susannah, she describes her ample hips, tiny waist and Rubenesque shoulders.
10. Visit her official website @ Nigella.com.
11. Connect with Nigella on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.