Nigella Lawson

Also known as Nigella Lucy Lawson, Hon. Nigella Lucy Lawson

English food writer and television cook (born 1960)

Film & TV

Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Known for

Greggs vs McDonald's: The Fast Feud — Self (archive footage)2025
Nigella’s Amsterdam Christmas — Self - Presenter2023
The Cooking Show — Herself2021
Nigella's Cook, Eat, Repeat — Self - Presenter2020
Nigella: At My Table — Herself - Presenter2017
The Great British Bake Off — Self - Judge2017
The Cook Who Changed Our Lives — Self2016
Simply Nigella — Self - Presenter2015
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show — Self - Guest2014
The Taste — Judge2014

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Key facts

Born: Nigella Lucy Lawson , ( 1960-01-06 ) 6 January 1960 (age 66) , Wandsworth , London, England
Alma mater: University of Oxford
Occupations: Food writer television cook restaurant critic journalist author television presenter
Years active: 1983–present
Employers: BBC (current) Channel 4 , ITV (former) Good Food Channel Food Network (UK version; frequent repeats of Channel 4 and BBC shows)
Known for: TV presenting, cookery, writing
Style: Desserts , pastry , Middle Eastern , English , Mediterranean
Spouses: John Diamond ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; died 2001 ) Charles Saatchi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2013 )
Parents: Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby (father) Vanessa Salmon (mother)
Relatives: Dominic Lawson (brother)
Website: Official website

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Official website

The home of Nigella online | Nigella Lawson

Nigella's official site packed with recipes, updates, tips, advice, books and products, as well as a host of ways for you to join in.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Lucy
Family name: Lawson
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: London
Spouse: John Diamond
Father: Nigel Lawson
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: atheism
Official website: www.nigella.com
Image: Nigella Lawson booksigning.jpg
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Nigella Lawson
date of birth: 1960-01-06
honorific prefix: The Honourable
birth name: Nigella Lucy Lawson
social media followers: 379000
start of work period: 1983-00-00
unmarried partner: Geoffrey Robertson
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Encyclopedic overview

Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960) is an English food writer and television cook.

After graduating from Oxford, Lawson became the deputy literary editor of The Sunday Times in 1986. She then wrote for a number of newspapers and magazines as a freelance journalist. In 1998, her first cookery book, How to Eat, was published and sold 300,000 copies, becoming a best-seller. Her second book, How to Be a Domestic Goddess, was published in 2000, winning the British Book Award for Author of the Year.

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