Nadiya Hussain speaks to The Times about fame, marriage, her new cookbook, being a British Muslim – and what happened to her on the anniversary of 9/11. thetimes.co.uk/article/nadiya…
“On the anniversary of 9/11 I was heading to my brother’s flat and this guy recognised me in the street. He made a noise like a bomb exploding and then began shouting, ‘Terrorist! Terrorist!’”
“My daughter [Maryam, ten] was in tears and absolutely terrified.
“I carried her into the flat, locked the door and explained to her that most people in this country accept me for what I do – but sometimes, for British Muslims, the UK is not a nice place.”
“I carried her into the flat, locked the door and explained to her that most people in this country accept me for what I do – but sometimes, for British Muslims, the UK is not a nice place.”
“When the Taliban took over Afghanistan I got the routine phone call from my mum. She tells all of us, ‘Take extra care when you’re out – if anyone says anything to you about it, don’t respond.’”
Hussain is the most successful GBBO winner to date.
“People used to say, ‘You won because they needed an ethnic minority winner.’ That was a hard pill to swallow.”
“People used to say, ‘You won because they needed an ethnic minority winner.’ That was a hard pill to swallow.”
“It’s taken a long time for me to accept what [her husband] Abdal says, ‘Of course luck played a role, but you’re really good at what you do.’ I don’t want to stop. I feel I can make a positive difference.”
Read the full interview: thetimes.co.uk/article/nadiya…
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