Nigella Lawson
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The Honourable Nigella Lawson |
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Lawson at Selfridges London, 2012
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Nigella Lucy Lawson 6 January 1960 Wandsworth, London, England |
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| Residence | London, England | ||
| Education | MA in medieval and modern languages | ||
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford | ||
| Occupation | Food writer, journalist and broadcaster | ||
| Years active | 1983–present | ||
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BBC (current) Food Network (UK version; frequent repeats of Channel 4 and BBC shows) |
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| Known for | TV presenting, cookery, writing | ||
| Net worth | $15-25 million | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Spouse(s) |
John Diamond (m. 1992–2001); his death Charles Saatchi (m. 2003–13); divorced |
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| Children | 2 | ||
| Parent(s) |
Nigel Lawson Vanessa Salmon (deceased) |
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| Relatives | Dominic Lawson and Rosa Monckton (brother and sister-in-law) | ||
| Website | www |
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BBC (current)
Channel 4, ITV (former)
Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960) is an English journalist, broadcaster, television personality, gourmet, and food writer. She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Vanessa (née Salmon) Lawson, whose family owned the J. Lyons and Co. food and catering business. After graduating from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Lawson started work as a book reviewer and restaurant critic, later becoming the deputy literary editor of The Sunday Times in 1986. She then embarked upon a career as a freelance journalist, writing for a number of newspapers and magazines. In 1998, she brought out her first cookery book, How to Eat, which sold 300,000 copies and became a best-seller. She wrote her second book in 2000, How to Be a Domestic Goddess, which won her the British Book Award for Author of the Year.
In 1999, she hosted her own cooking show series, Nigella Bites, on Channel 4, accompanied by another best-selling cookbook. Nigella Bites won Lawson a Guild of Food Writers Award; her 2005 ITV daytime chat show Nigella was met with a negative critical reaction and was cancelled after attracting low ratings. She hosted the Food Network's Nigella Feasts in the United States in 2006, followed by a three-part BBC Two series, Nigella's Christmas Kitchen, in the UK, which led to the commissioning of Nigella Express on BBC Two in 2007. Her own cookware range, Living Kitchen, has a value of £7 million, and she has sold more than 3 million cookery books worldwide to date.
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