Nadiya Hussain: my BBC exit, Islamophobia and new grocery ranges

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The Great British Bake Off winner and national treasure on her BBC deal, racism and new grocery collaborations

When Nadiya Hussain won The Great British Bake Off in 2015, she delivered an emotionally charged speech. “I am never, ever going to put boundaries on myself, ever again,” she declared. “I’m never going to say: ‘I don’t think I can’. I can and I will.”

Before filming GBBO, the anxious mum-of-three had never so much as taken a train by herself. Within months, she was a full national treasure – and has since travelled the world with her broadcasting career.

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