History Creator / NigellaLawson

She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Chancellor of the Exchequer]] for six years under UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher. She was married to and had two children with the journalist John Diamond; after Diamond's death, she was later married to Charles Saatchi, a former ad executive (with his brother Maurice, first of Saatchi & Saatchi, and then when they were kicked out of their own firm, of M&C Saatchi), and later of the Saatchi Gallery. Yes, the guy who bought all that [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible crazy art]] back in TheNineties. She is now separated from Saatchi following public allegations of domestic violence.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: In a 2020 episode of her cooking show, she pronounced "microwave" as "mee-kro-wah-vay". Social media had a field day with this.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: although from a Jewish family on her father's side, she does not shy away from cooking pork or seafood.

Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960) is a British food writer, journalist and broadcaster. An [[{{Oxbridge}} Oxford graduate]], Lawson originally worked in publishing, then as a journalist and restaurant critic, becoming the deputy literary editor of [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sunday Times]] in 1986.

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[[caption-width-right:245: Yes, that looks positively delicious. And the meal in the pot don't look too shabby, either.]]

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Amazingly, she has had no formal culinary training, and does not like being called a 'celebrity chef', stating: "I am not a chef. I am not even a trained or professional cook. My qualification [[OneOfUs is as an eater]]." As a result, her books and programmes take a relaxed, informal approach to cooking, as Lawson believes it should be fun and even therapeutic.

* AVeryBritishChristmas: Whole sections of her books are dedicated to this, and she often has Christmas episodes of her shows. When she stated that the best fat for roasting potatoes in was goose fat, stocks in Britain ''[[TheRedStapler completely sold out.]]'' She has an entire book just devoted to Christmas and its cheery food.

* PenName: Nigellawrote part of her journalistic production under the pseudonym "Mercedes Wainwright".

She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Chancellor of the Exchequer]] for six years under MargaretThatcher. She was married to and had two children with the journalist John Diamond; after Diamond's death, she was later married to Charles Saatchi, a former ad executive (with his brother Maurice, first of Saatchi & Saatchi, and then when they were kicked out of their own firm, of M&C Saatchi), and later of the Saatchi Gallery. Yes, the guy who bought all that [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible crazy art]] back in TheNineties. She is now separated from Saatchi following public allegations of domestic violence.

Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960) is a British food writer, journalist and broadcaster. An [[{{Oxbridge}} Oxford graduate]], Lawson originally worked in publishing, then as a journalist and restaurant critic, becoming the deputy literary editor of [[BritishNewspapers The Sunday Times]] in 1986.

* Ambiguously Jewish: although from a Jewish family on her father's side, she does not shy away from cooking pork or seafood.

She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Chancellor of the Exchequer]] for six years under MargaretThatcher. She was married to and had two children with the journalist John Diamond; after Diamond's death, she was later married to Charles Saatchi, a former ad executive (with his brother Maurice, first of Saatchi & Saatchi, and then when they were kicked out of their own firm, of M&C Saatchi), and later of the Saatchi Gallery. Yes, the guy who bought all that [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible crazy art]] back in TheNineties.

* AVeryBritishChristmas: Whole sections of her books are dedicated to this, and she often has Christmas episodes of her shows. When she stated that the best fat for roasting potatoes in was goose fat, stocks in Britain ''[[TheRedStapler completely sold out.]]''
** Not just sections. She has an entire book just devoted to Christmas and its cheery food.

* EnglishRose: Definitely a strong part of her appeal; she's a porcelain-skinned beauty with tumbling auburn locks and a cut-glass RP accent, which both complement her playfully suggestive demeanour.

* OlderThanSheLooks: Many would be shocked to learn her true age.
** To put it on perspective... In her earlier shows, her children were shown and they were cute little kids. In the newer ones, her son's a teenager and taller than she is. ''Nigella herself looks almost exactly the same'', save for putting on a bit of weight.

She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Chancellor of the Exchequer]] for six years under MargaretThatcher. She was married to and had two children with the journalist John Diamond; she was later married to Charles Saatchi, a former ad executive (with his brother Maurice, first of Saatchi & Saatchi, and then when they were kicked out of their own firm, of M&C Saatchi), and later of the Saatchi Gallery. Yes, the guy who bought all that [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible crazy art]] back in TheNineties.

** Also, as if to show that the British Christmas has virtually nothing to do with religion, she is not only an atheist personally, but is thoroughly Jewish in heritage.

* AVeryBritishChristmas: Whole sections of her books are dedicated to this, and she often has Christmas episodes of her shows. When she stated that the best fat for roasting potatoes in was goose fat, stocks in Britain ''[[TheRedStapler completely sold out.]]'' As if to show that the British Christmas has virtually nothing to do with religion, she is not only an atheist personally, but is thoroughly Jewish in heritage.

* AVeryBritishChristmas: Whole sections of her books are dedicated to this, and she often has Christmas episodes of her shows. When she stated that the best fat for roasting potatoes in was goose fat, stocks in Britain ''[[TheRedStapler completely sold out.]]'' As if to show that the British Christmas has absolutely nothing to do with religion, she is not only an atheist personally, but is thoroughly Jewish in heritage.

* AVeryBritishChristmas: Whole sections of her books are dedicated to this, and she often has Christmas episodes of her shows. When she stated that the best fat for roasting potatoes in was goose fat, stocks in Britain ''[[TheRedStapler completely sold out.]]'' To show that the British Christmas has absolutely nothing to do with religion, she is not only an atheist personally, but is thoroughly Jewish in heritage.

She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Chancellor of the Exchequer]] for six years under MargaretThatcher. She used to be married to Charles Saatchi, a former ad executive (with his brother Maurice, first of Saatchi & Saatchi, and then when they were kicked out of their own firm, of M&C Saatchi), and later of the Saatchi Gallery. Yes, the guy who bought all that [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible crazy art]] back in TheNineties.

* AVeryBritishChristmas: Whole sections of her books are dedicated to this, and she often has Christmas episodes of her shows. When she stated that the best fat for roasting potatoes in was goose fat, stocks in Britain ''[[TheRedStapler completely sold out.]]''

She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Chancellor of the Exchequer]] for six years under MargaretThatcher. She used to be married to Charles Saatchi, of the Saatchi Gallery. Yes, the guy who bought all that [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible crazy art]] back in TheNineties.