Nadiya Hussain
| Nadiya Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Nadiya Jamir Begum 25 December 1984 Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television personality, presenter, newspaper columnist, author |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Employer | BBC / ITV |
| Agent | AK Artist Management |
| Television |
The Great British Bake Off Loose Women Junior Bake Off The Chronicles of Nadiya |
| Spouse(s) | Abdal Hussain |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Nadiya Jamir Hussain (née Begum; born 25 December 1984) is a British baker, columnist, author and television presenter. She rose to fame after winning the sixth series of BBC's The Great British Bake Off in 2015.
Hussain was born to a British Bangladeshi family in Luton, where she grew up. She developed her interest in cooking while at school and largely self-educated herself in cooking by reading recipe books and watching instructional videos on YouTube. She married and moved to Leeds, where she began studying for an Open University degree. In 2015 she appeared in The Great British Bake Off and won the contest. She was subsequently invited to produce a cake for the 90th birthday celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II and to present her own BBC documentary, The Chronicles of Nadiya.
Hussain is a columnist for The Times Magazine and Essentials magazine, has signed publishing deals with Penguin Random House, Hodder Children's Books, and Harlequin. She is also a regular reporter for The One Show and a guest panellist on Loose Women. Hussain was named by Debrett's as one of the 500 most influential people in the UK in 2016. Hussain was on BBC News' 100 Women list in 2016.
Hussain is a second-generation Bangladeshi Briton born and raised in Luton, where she attended Challney High School and Luton Sixth Form College. She was one of six children, with three sisters and two brothers. Hussain's father was a chef and owned an Indian restaurant. Hussain started wearing hijab aged 14 to cover up her "bad hair more than anything else" because her father "cut it really badly."
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