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Nigella Lawson slams diet culture after weight loss transformation - 'I would rather have more flesh and eat more food'


She is the undisputed queen of the kitchen, cooking up delicious dishes both savoury and sweet, but Nigella Lawson insists she doesn’t pay any thought to putting on weight because of what she eats. “My mum had a problematic relationship with food and I did think, “I don’t want to be like that.” I would rather have more flesh and eat more food,” she says.

She is the undisputed queen of the kitchen, cooking up delicious dishes both savoury and sweet, but Nigella Lawson insists she doesn’t pay any thought to putting on weight because of what she eats. Nigella as a child on the swing, with her late father Nigel, mum Vanessa and sister back in 1965 (Image: Getty Images)Despite having her own personal literary back catalogue, Nigella – who refused the offer of an OBE in 2001, saying, “I’m not saving lives and I’m not doing anything other than something I absolutely love” – has also amassed a huge private collection of 6,000 cookery books written by other food authors. Nigella has slimmed down in recent years - but still adores eating (Image: Endemol Shine International) John was diagnosed with throat cancer and after a four-year battle with the disease died in 2001.

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