46 Facts About Nadiya Hussain

Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British television chef, author and television presenter.

Nadiya Hussain rose to fame after winning the sixth series of BBC's The Great British Bake Off in 2015.

Nadiya Hussain is a columnist for The Times Magazine and has signed publishing deals with Penguin Random House, Hodder Children's Books and Harlequin.

Nadiya Hussain has appeared as a guest panellist on ITV's Loose Women.

Nadiya Hussain was invited to bake a cake for the 90th birthday celebrations of Elizabeth II.

In 2017, Nadiya Hussain was named by Debrett's as one of the 500 most influential people in the UK and was on BBC News' 100 Women list.

Nadiya Hussain was shortlisted for Children's Book of the Year prize at the British Book Awards for Bake Me A Story and was nominated for Breakthrough Star at the Royal Television Society Awards for The Chronicles of Nadiya.

Nadiya Hussain is a second-generation British Bangladeshi, born and raised in Luton, Bedfordshire, where she attended Maidenhall Infant School, Challney High School and Luton Sixth Form College.

Nadiya Hussain has five siblings: three sisters and two brothers.

Nadiya Hussain's father, who originates from Beanibazar, was a chef and owned an Indian restaurant.

Nadiya Hussain revealed her mental health difficulties in a Sport Relief film and tackled childhood anxiety in her book My Monster and Me.

Nadiya Hussain taught herself the rest from recipe books and watching videos on YouTube.

Nadiya Hussain's favourite book is a baking-themed book by Irish novelist Marian Keyes.

At the time of The Great British Bake Off, Nadiya Hussain was "a full-time mum" living in Leeds with her husband, an IT specialist, and three children, while studying for an Open University degree in Childhood and Youth Studies.

Nadiya Hussain appeared in and won the sixth series of The Great British Bake Off which aired from 5 August to 7 October 2015.

Nadiya Hussain visited her paternal grandfather's village in Sylhet in the northeast of Bangladesh.

Nadiya Hussain cooked for the crew of one of the country's famous paddle steamers, and visited a riverside village where they still practise the ancient art of otter fishing.

Nadiya Hussain was nominated for Breakthrough star at the 2017 Royal Television Society Awards.

In November 2016, Nadiya Hussain was a judge on the fourth series of Junior Bake Off on CBBC.

Nadiya Hussain replaced Mary Berry on the competition show in which 40 children aged between nine and twelve compete to create the best cakes and treats.

On 21 December 2016, Nadiya Hussain presented a two-hour cookery show at her home on BBC Radio 2 alongside Olly Smith as part of BBC's Christmas radio line-up.

From July to September 2017, Hussain presented Nadiya's British Food Adventure, an eight-part series on BBC Two.

Nadiya Hussain travelled across the country, visiting food producers, and then returned to her kitchen to cook using ingredients found on her journeys.

From August to November 2017, Nadiya Hussain co-presented The Big Family Cooking Showdown alongside Zoe Ball.

Hussain starred in an eight part series, Nadiya Bakes, first shown on BBC Two in September and October 2020.

Nadiya Hussain has appeared as a reporter for The One Show on BBC One.

Nadiya Hussain announced on the programme that she had been given the honour of baking the Queen's 90th birthday cake, an orange drizzle cake with orange curd and orange butter cream.

On 13 August 2016, Nadiya Hussain appeared as guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, and was interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Nadiya Hussain opened up about her struggles as a young mother, the social isolation suffered by some Muslim women and how her confidence grew during Bake-Off.

Nadiya Hussain described the racial abuse she still receives on the street and, determined to be a good role model to her children, how she responds with the "dignity of silence".

Nadiya Hussain was a guest on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show on 9 December 2016 and 12 November 2021.

Nadiya Hussain appeared on Would I Lie to You as a guest in Season 10.

Nadiya Hussain is a Contributing Editor to UK's biggest food media brand, BBC's Good Food.

Nadiya Hussain writes a monthly column for The Times Magazine, a part of the Saturday supplement of The Times, and was previously columnist for Essentials magazine.

Nadiya Hussain's recipes have appeared in BBC's Good Food magazine, The Guardian and The Telegraph.

Nadiya Hussain has written a children's book of stories and recipes, Bake Me A Story, published by Hodder Children's Books, which blends updated versions of fairytales with colourful illustrations and child-friendly recipes.

Nadiya Hussain released her first novel, The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters, in January 2017 with help from author Ayisha Malik and was billed as a British Muslim take on Little Women.

Nadiya Hussain's autobiography, Finding My Voice, was published by Headline Publishing Group in 2019.

In 2018, Nadiya Hussain launched her own Homeware range in collaboration with BlissHome.

Nadiya Hussain was commissioned by Buckingham Palace to bake Elizabeth II's cake as part of her 90th birthday celebrations.

Nadiya Hussain chose to bake an orange drizzle cake with orange curd and orange buttercream.

At the age of 20, Nadiya Hussain married Abdal Nadiya Hussain, whom she had only met once before, in an arranged marriage; they married in a traditional ceremony in Bangladesh.

Nadiya Hussain is an ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation, which supports the lives of seriously ill children and is a WaterAid ambassador.

In 2018, Nadiya Hussain became a brand ambassador for Swarovski on a campaign focusing on female empowerment.

Nadiya Hussain contributed a baking recipe for the YoungMinds mental health charity's HelloYellow day, for World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2018.

Nadiya Hussain was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and the culinary arts.