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Nadiya Hussain Leaves TV for Classroom Role, Sets Sights on Teaching Qualification

She says the career change followed the BBC declining to renew her cookery shows without giving her a clear reason.

Overview

  • The 2015 Great British Bake Off winner says she is now working as a teaching assistant at a primary school.
  • She reports turning down offers from Channel 4 and ITV, saying she does not want to front another cookery series for now.
  • Hussain describes applying and interviewing for the school post and says the work has felt like a calling.
  • She continues to publish cookbooks and says future TV interest would focus on documentaries or travelogues with greater creative input.
  • Hussain has spoken about managing fibromyalgia and a gastro autoimmune disease, conditions that have influenced her pace and priorities.