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Nadiya Hussain

Nadiya Hussain is a British Bangladeshi cook, baker, author and presenter who shares family recipes, kitchen shortcuts and the food behind her celebrations.

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Overview

Born: 25 December 1984 · Luton, England
Heritage: British Bangladeshi
Work: Cook, baker, author and television presenter
Breakout: Winner of The Great British Bake Off, 2015
Honour: MBE for services to broadcasting and the culinary arts, 2020

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How it started.

Nadiya grew up in Luton in a family with six children. She traces her love of baking to Year 10, when her food studies teacher encouraged her to keep making cakes that made people happy.

Finding her way to the tent.

While raising three children and studying through the Open University, she baked when she felt stressed. Her husband, Abdal, encouraged her to apply for Bake Off and brought her the application form. In 2015 she won the sixth series.

A shelf full of ideas.

Her work since Bake Off includes cookbooks and television programmes built around baking, family meals and saving time. Time to Eat focuses on shortcuts and planning ahead; Nadiya Bakes returns to cakes, breads, pastries and puddings. She has also written children’s books and a trilogy of novels about the Amir sisters.

Food with a personal story.

Rooza explores Muslim cooking for Ramadhan and Eid, while 2026’s Quick Comforts gathers the meals and treats she turns to for comfort. In a February 2026 interview, she also shared that she had begun working as a primary school teaching assistant.

Creditschronological, newest first

Books

2026Nadiya’s Quick ComfortsAuthor
2025RoozaAuthor
2024Cook Once, Eat TwiceAuthor
2023Nadiya’s Simple SpicesAuthor
2020Nadiya BakesAuthor
2019Time to EatAuthor

Television

2024Nadiya’s Cook Once, Eat TwicePresenter
2023Nadiya’s Simple SpicesPresenter
2022Nadiya’s Everyday BakingPresenter
2015The Great British Bake Off, series 6Contestant and winner

Awards

Quotes

I really got the baking bug in secondary school when I was in Year 10.Nadiya Hussain, The Great British Bake Off Q&A, 31 July 2015

Recalling the food studies teacher who encouraged her to bake. Source: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/qa-nadiya/

Trivia

Her birthday is Christmas Day.
She grew up with five siblings.
Her own website describes her as a builder of Lego as well as a baker of cake.
In her 2015 Bake Off Q&A, she picked green tea, rye bread and chocolate.
She once needed eight batches to get peppermint and dark chocolate macaroons right, finally succeeding at 1am.