Nigela Lawson is a real ideal woman who is often called the "goddess of the hearth". She is beautiful, smart, loves and knows how to cook. Plus, Nigela is a true celebrity who has made a name for herself by hosting culinary shows and writing best-selling housewives.
Childhood and youth
Nigela was born into a family of creative and quite successful people. Her father served as Minister of Finance in the government of Margaret Thatcher, her mother was successfully engaged in the inherited catering business. The house was full of interesting people, among whom the sociable girl felt quite at ease.
After graduating from high school with good grades, Nigela entered Oxford. A good education provided ample opportunities for a future career. The girl chose journalism.
Successful career and creativity
Like any budding journalist, Nigel had to try several directions. She conducted book reviews, wrote restaurant reviews, and later became the literary editor of The Sunday Times. However, the girl's real love was cooking. Later, she admitted that she had never studied this art, preferring to cook according to her mood and invent interesting dishes on her own.
The British are not strong in the culinary arts, but at the beginning of the new millennium, there was a real boom in chefs in the country. People wanted to learn how to cook, and Nigela realized that she could well occupy a promising niche.
The journalist published her first cookbook at the age of 38. The collection of author's recipes and useful tips immediately became a bestseller, the book was purchased for themselves and as a gift. Two years later, Lawson released a sequel under the promising title "How to Become a Goddess of the Hearth". For this book she received the prestigious "Author of the Year" award, and the circulation was sold out instantly.
In 200, a series of copyright programs was released on television, in which Nigela teaches the British to cook. Spectators admired the spectacular curvy brunette, presenting a variety of dishes. The programs turned out to be funny and unusual, after each stores marked a peak in sales for the goods that the presenter used to prepare dishes: goose fat, prunes, capers.
Personal life
A beauty with a gorgeous figure and love of cooking has never suffered from a lack of male attention. She was married twice. The first husband, journalist and colleague John Diamond, died of cancer. Nigela was very sad, she left two children in her arms, a son and a daughter.
To the outrage of devoted fans, the inconsolable widow soon entered into a second marriage. Later, Nigela said: she simply could not be alone with her grief, and the children needed a father. The millionaire and famous collector Charles Saatchi became the chosen one. The couple lived together for 10 years, after which the marriage was dissolved at the initiative of the wife.
Today, Nigela's heart is free, she focused on work, preparing new interesting projects. There is another book in the plans, and there is talk about an updated TV show.