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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Taylor

‘I can’t be Mary Berry at 90 because I’m not white’: Nadiya Hussain on why her cookery show ended

Nadiya Hussain says she dreams of cooking on TV into old age – but that longevity in the industry isn’t afforded to everyone.

“I would like to have seen myself where Mary Berry is at 90 years old, still cooking on television, I would have loved that for myself,” says the 41-year-old, “But that’s a dream that I can’t live up to because I’m not white.”

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