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Nigella Lawson
Lawson at a book signing (2004)
Born	Nigella Lucy Lawson 6 January 1960 (1960 -01-06) (age 49)[1] London, England
Residence	Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, UK
Nationality	English
Citizenship	British
Education	M.A. in medieval and modern languages
Alma mater	Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University
Occupation	Food writer, journalist and broadcaster
Years active	1983-present
Employer	BBC
Title	The Honourable
Known for	TV work
Spouse(s)	John Diamond (1992-2001) Charles Saatchi (2003-present)
Children	Cosima and Bruno
Parents	Nigel Lawson Vanessa Salmon (deceased)
Relatives	A. J. Ayer (mother's widower)
Website http://www.nigella.com

Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960) is an English food writer, journalist and broadcaster. Lawson was born to Nigel Lawson (now Baron Lawson of Blaby), a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Vanessa Salmon, whose family owned the J. Lyons and Co. empire. After graduating from the University of Oxford, Lawson started to work as a book reviewer and restaurant critic, later becoming the deputy literary editor of The Sunday Times in 1986. She then embarked upon a career as a freelance journalist, writing for a number of newspapers and magazines. In 1998, Lawson brought out her first cookery book, How to Eat, which sold 300,000 copies and became a bestseller. She went on to write her second book in 2000, How to be a Domestic Goddess, winning her the British Book Award for Author of The Year.

Lawson's career underwent a significant change in 2000 when she began to host her own cookery series on Channel 4, Nigella Bites, which was accompanied with another bestselling cookery book. The Nigella Bites series proved to be successful, winning Lawson a Guild of Food Writers Award, however her 2005 ITV daytime chat show was met with a negative critical reaction and was cancelled after attracting low ratings. In the United States in 2006, Lawson hosted the Food Network's Nigella Feasts, followed by a three-part BBC Two series, Nigella's Christmas Kitchen, in Britain. This led to the commissioning of Nigella Express on BBC Two in 2007. Her own cookware range, Living Kitchen, has a value of £7 million, and she has sold more than 3 million cookery books worldwide.

Renowned for her flirtatious manner of presenting, Lawson has been called the "queen of food porn". She is neither a trained chef nor cook, and has assumed a distinctly relaxed approach to her cooking. Lawson has demonstrated influence as a food commentator, after some products used on her shows saw their sales figures increase.

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