Nadiya Hussain: I've had to teach myself boundaries over the last few years

One thing I've learned about creating boundaries is that there's a loneliness that comes with them that you have to be ready for

Nadiya Hussain: I used to put a use by date on my career. I didn’t believe that I deserved it.

I grew up in a family of six, four sisters and two brothers. We lived in the heart of Luton, with my mum and dad. The extended family were all considered family too. In total, I think there was something like 50 of us. My grandma partially raised us. It was a big family. We used to live in this lovely terraced house with train tracks at the back. It was a lovely childhood.

My earliest memory is my mum leaving me at nursery. I must have been four and I remember crying hysterically. I wasn't a mummy's girl, but I remember just crying saying ‘I want my mummy’ and I remember I hit the teacher!