Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain says racist abuse is part of her everyday life

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TV cook and author tells Desert Island Discs she has come to expect being ‘shoved, pushed or verbally abused’




Nadiya Hussain, the winner of last year’s Great British Bake Off, says that racist abuse has become an everyday part of her life.

Speaking on Sunday’s Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4, Hussain said she is astounded at being credited for her positive effect on race relations with the Muslim community as she described the anti-Islamic abuse she still suffers.

“It sounds really silly [but] it feels like that’s become a part of my life now– I expect it,” she said. “I expect to be shoved or pushed or verbally abused, because it happens, it’s happened for years.”

The 31-year-old said the abuse has made her even more determined to be a role model to her three children and the wider Muslim community.

Hussain said: “I love being British and I love living here, this is my home and it always will be regardless of all the other things that define me. This is my home and I want my kids to be proud of that and I don’t want them to grow up with a chip on their shoulder, so I live as positively as I can.”




During her 10 years as a stay-at-home mother, Hussain said she “got so bogged down in being the best housewife” that she began losing herself, trapped in a bubble where she only spoke to close family and feared strangers’ judgment.

“I couldn’t get on a bus with them [her two eldest children] because I was so afraid of people looking at me, or people thinking I looked horrible, or people judging me and how could she possibly have two children in that space of time?” she said.

Hussain also spoke about her own childhood, from happy times living in Bangladesh to the family’s reliance on her grandmother while her parents cared for her two seriously ill siblings in hospital.

She said she bought her parents’ first house for them at the age of 19, adding: “I’ve spent my whole life watching my parents sacrifice things for me, so buying a house was nothing.”

Among the tracks she chose on the show was Counting Crows’ Accidentally in Love, which is the song that her now husband Abdul played in the background when they began courting each other before tying the knot in an arranged marriage aged 19.

She said her husband still serenades her with the song every day.

Since her victory in the final of Bake Off, which was the most-watched TV show in 2015 with 15 million viewers, Hussain’s career has skyrocketed. Her first cookbook, Nadiya’s Kitchen, was released in June, she writes a cooking column for the Times, and made the Queen’s 90th birthday cake.

She will also present an upcoming two-part BBC series called The Chronicles of Nadiya, which is described as “an exuberant food-inspired journey from Nadiya’s birthplace in Luton to her family village in the north-east of Bangladesh”, as well as judging the new Junior Bake Off.

Last week, Hussain told the Times she began wearing a hijab at the age of 14 to cover up her “bad hair more than anything else” because her father “cut it really badly”. Her parents, she said, were not particularly religious and neither her mother nor three sisters wore a hijab when she was growing up.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/aug/14/bake-off-winner-nadiya-hussain-racist-abuse-is-part-of-her-everyday-life


That's a girl with guts, drive and integrity.

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sassy wrote:PHOTOSHOPPED

I think you may have put this in the wrong thread 

Nah, it's a 'in' joke about Tommy.   LF put it on the thread about the little girls in legoland as well.

sassy wrote:Nah, it's a 'in' joke about Tommy.   LF put it on the thread about the little girls in legoland as well.

An "in" joke about Tommy?

Really? Way to go with the bullying Sassy

Some people need to grow the fuck up

Oh dearie me, yea LF is 'bullying' as well lol.   My word, you really can't move on can you.   Help required I think.

Tommy Monk wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:
Why should he? He's entitled to say what he thinks. And DITTO, she's entitled to say what she THINKS - amazing how that works!  LMAO

Thank you Raggs!
Do you think I'm reading too much into things...?
Or do you think I might be on to something...?
It's just that the bits and pieces of story aren't adding up right to me... and I get the feeling there is a bit more being said than there appears to be... cryptic if you like...

So, our  see's a "cryptic" situation in these photo's and plethora of articles & interviews/video that Nadiya's given ...

Well, in that case ...do not hesitate - do not let that door prevent your departure - do not waste any more time - gather your necessary detective/crime scene equipment and rush to the scene of the crime
  wait ...there wasn't any crime committed ...just a baking contest winner

Miffs2 wrote:

sassy wrote:Nah, it's a 'in' joke about Tommy.   LF put it on the thread about the little girls in legoland as well.

An "in" joke about Tommy?

Really? Way to go with the bullying Sassy

Some people need to grow the fuck up

Here ya go 'MUFFLER' ...you show me the way; when you've proven how to 'GROW THE FUCK UP' you can be ...I'll try to behave the same way - you fall short and then it's ALL ON YOU BABY!   

This will be enjoyable ...care to share my Sassy? 
You bring the drinks!

Calm it down ladies.
Pass the Tu-sheng-peng.

I don't think I want to drink to that, I think it's bloody sad and extremely pathetic.   But there you go.   I'll bring popcorn though.

eddie wrote:Calm it down ladies.
Pass the Tu-sheng-peng.

You and your music, I had to look that up lol

sassy wrote:Oh dearie me, yea LF is 'bullying' as well lol.   My word, you really can't move on can you.   Help required I think.

Oh fuck off you nasty old bitch
You fool no one any more, well perhaps Aspic, but she is a thick bint.

My my, just shown your true self. - again.

Going to lock it....... !!!?

No need to lock it, it's a thread about a lovely person.

Just tell Miffs to grow up stop coming on here just to find something nasty to say to me.   I used to worry about it - used to, don't anymore.

Miffs2 wrote:

sassy wrote:Oh dearie me, yea LF is 'bullying' as well lol.   My word, you really can't move on can you.   Help required I think.

Oh fuck off you nasty old bitch
You fool no one any more, well perhaps Aspic, but she is a thick bint.

Pssst, is this where you start showing me how "TO GROW THE FUCK UP"
I'm sooooo confused; people claim that they're real religious - claiming that they care about people for work - claiming - claiming - claiming and I have a lunatic wanting my proof of ancestry that you all fawn all over like he's the 2nd coming of JESUS! 

Ok stop. Leave it there please ladies.

No need for any of it.

Can you imagine if the winner of the cooking programme was a Jew?! 

Would sassy be singing her praises?!

Answers on a post card please! 

Dodge has been coaching Miffs lol lol lol

You mean like Nigella Lawson bless her, makes cooking sexy lol

Heston Blumenthal is bloody fantastic, absolutely loved him making his Fantastical Food.

Nigella Lawson is awful! All that over-doing the sexy. Yuck.
Her food looks divine though

eddie wrote:Nigella Lawson is awful! All that over-doing the sexy. Yuck.
Her food looks divine though

Apart from advocado toast!!!!

sassy wrote:

Dodge has been coaching Miffs lol lol lol

You mean like Nigella Lawson bless her, makes cooking sexy lol

Why are you dragging Didge into it? 
Nasty piece of work you are
You could start a fight in an empty house

Nadiya Hussain is a national treasure and I can't see any evidence that she has lied about anything.

Just the usual RW's trying to discredit a woman for nothing more than she is a Muslim.

It's nothing more than pure hate and it's disgusting.

Nadiya rocks

Howdy partner!

Yep, with some jealousy thrown in!

Irn Bru wrote:Nadiya Hussain is a national treasure and I can't see any evidence that she has lied about anything.

Just the usual RW's trying to discredit a woman for nothing more than she is a Muslim.

It's nothing more than pure hate and it's disgusting.

Nadiya rocks

Indeed she does: she's stunning - she's married to a STUNNING HANDSOME MAN - her family support her - her children are Adorable - she's got a firm/quiet resolve and she can BAKE and she's got more CLASS her little finger then the 'fuck-wits' that are nit-picking at her about crap that they haven't a CLUE about! 

I'd be honored to call her my friend ...these nim-rods = not worthy to clean my toilet ...they'd still need numerous directions for no more attention then they pay or are able to read!

Irn Bru wrote:Nadiya Hussain is a national treasure and I can't see any evidence that she has lied about anything.

Just the usual RW's trying to discredit a woman for nothing more than she is a Muslim.

It's nothing more than pure hate and it's disgusting.

Nadiya rocks

Nadiya had said: “There were no chairs back in Bangladesh and Dad wanted to keep the tradition, so we never owned a dining table.”

She also stated: “The concept of dessert doesn’t exist in Bangladeshi cuisine… I have a senseless love affair with cheese. My mother never bought any because there was none in Bangladeshi cuisine.”

Her comments were met with criticism on social media, with some claiming they were misleading.

One wrote on Facebook: “There’s definitely chairs in Bangladesh, as well as desserts and our local cheese which we call poneer. This woman is definitely no Bangladeshi role model and doesn’t know what the hell she’s talking about.”

Another said: “Shame on you #Nadiya. Before talking about Bangladesh you should do a little research about its cuisine. Bangladesh does have varieties of dessert and yes of course people do have dining chairs to sit on.”

“Her statements are very generalised - Bangladeshi’s do have desserts such as doi, firni, various mishti and we do have our own deshi cheese too,” a further user added.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nadiya-hussain-bangladeshi-culture-great-british-bake-off_uk_576a43e1e4b098ec71a029f4


You should hav gone to specsavers

Miffs2 wrote:Can you imagine if the winner of the cooking programme was a Jew?! 

Would sassy be singing her praises?!

Answers on a post card please! 

sassy wrote:

Dodge has been coaching Miffs lol lol lol

You mean like Nigella Lawson bless her, makes cooking sexy lol

Amasing this ignore facility, when you claim to have me on ignore, as I am constantly talked about by you lol
Anyone would think you are scared to debate me

Amasing this ignore facility, when you claim to have me on ignore, as I am constantly talked about by you lol
Anyone would think you are scared to debate me

The only thing "SCARY" about you - is that 'Jekyll & Hyde" mentality that you flip between while pretending to be so sweet and sincere "I'm really a softy and a giver and I care about people" ...while bullying/throwing tantrums/blowing your ego and trashing any and every topic at will. 
Oh, indeed your one SCARY MOTHER FUCKER and just a real FUCK-WIT to boot! 
But I'm still praying for your salvation and mental health ...you are in dire need of both!

4EVER2 wrote:

Amasing this ignore facility, when you claim to have me on ignore, as I am constantly talked about by you lol
Anyone would think you are scared to debate me

The only thing "SCARY" about you - is that 'Jekyll & Hyde" mentality that you flip between while pretending to be so sweet and sincere "I'm really a softy and a giver and I care about people" ...while bullying/throwing tantrums/blowing your ego and trashing any and every topic at will. 
Oh, indeed your one SCARY MOTHER FUCKER and just a real FUCK-WIT to boot! 
But I'm still praying for your salvation and mental health ...you are in dire need of both!

Well she has me on ignore and constantly talks about me, which is failing in the claim to have me on ignore

That is just common sense, which you clearly seem to lack

All you do is post up the same verbal diarrhea continually and seem to think you are intelligent

News Flash

You are not and you have the immaturity of a teenager

The point still stands, that this woman has in the article has been known to lie and clearly does to attention seek

I know there are chairs in Bangladesh and also cheese - which is cheap and a staple.

She has over egged her pudding and indeed, lots of bangladeshis on social media are saying so.

Who cares? Most people are liars.

eddie wrote:I know there are chairs in Bangladesh and also cheese - which is cheap and a staple.

She has over egged her pudding and indeed, lots of bangladeshis on social media are saying so.  

Who cares? Most people are liars.

And there's no place to read an see more vile social media bashing of any one that's made a name for them selves or said some thing that could set the social world's HAIR ON FIRE then FB.
I'd hate to attempt to state any of my families personal/unigue things that we do but others considered it really odd because it wasn't 'NORMAL' custom that people in KS did daily!
But we the 'perfect' ones live to judge - live to be critical of any one else we want too ...especially the ones that have moved ahead of their position in life.
Who do they think they are    LOL