Britain’s unusual queen of cakes talks about rewatching her triumph on repeat,how she kept her win secret and why the ‘tent is a symbol of British society today’Nadiya Jamir Hussain’s face is framed by a bright pinky-purple hijab when we meet in a London hotel two days after her triumph on The Great British Bake Off. What happened to the black scarf she wore throughout the explain? “I’m in disguise today, she says.
Staying anonymous might not be as easy as she thinks. Nadiya has been surfing a wave of adulation ever since the series began, or with fans calling themselves #Nadiyators on social media,blogs devoted to her quirky facial expressions and humorous asides (“I’d sooner gain another baby. I really would,” she insisted after a tricky souffle round) and even her eyebrows attracting column inches. But with 14.5 million people – the biggest TV audience of the year watching the finale, and the compliment reached fever pitch,much of it focusing on the fact that a Muslim woman had won a competition with “Great British” in the title.
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Source: theguardian.com