Nigella Lawson: ‘I don’t have a script — sometimes I think, why did that come out?’

Prudence Wade sits down with the TV cook ahead of her latest festive special, Nigella’s Amsterdam Christmas
Nigella's Amsterdam Christmas. Picture: Studios, Jay Brooks

Nigella's Amsterdam Christmas. Picture: Studios, Jay Brooks

Nigella Lawson has made a name for herself with the almost impossibly eloquent way she talks about food – and yet she’s not reading from a script.

Lawson says the unique descriptions she’s known for just pop into her head as she films – out of “fear” more than anything else.

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