Nadiya Hussain - 'I forget I'm famous and wonder why people are talking to me'
ok.co.ukNadiya Hussain loves her life.The TV chef lives to invent tasty meals, make them perfect then present them to the nation on TV.
However, she spends so long in the kitchen perfecting her dishes, she often forgets that her TV shows are watched by millions and consequently she's one of the most famous faces in the UK.
So when strangers start talking to her in the street, Nadiya can't help but wonder why. “When I’m beavering away at home and doing recipes, I don't really think about the fact that I get to go out and film these amazing things,” she explains. “People come and talk to me and I'm like, ‘I don't know why you're talking because I don't really know you?’ and then I realise it's because of that whole fame thing!” Nadiya can't believe how much she's achieved since winning the Great British Bake Off in 2016. “I never imagined I would be where I am today but here I am and I am loving every second.
I didn't think that I would ever in a million years get this far,” admits Nadiya who is launching new book and TV show Nadiya's Simple Spices. “When I wrote my first cookbook I thought, ‘Well this is the first and only cookbook I will ever ever write,’ and here I am, still writing cookbooks.
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