One of the personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi was “cagey” and “secretive” about where she got her designer clothes and spent most of the time at work on Facebook, a court has heard.

Nigella Lawson is to be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey.

Nigella Lawson was accused of stashing cocaine in a hollow book to hide her escalating habit, as she told a court she would never risk leaving her children as “orphans” by taking drugs.

Nigella Lawson may be a “domestic goddess” but she did not accept being called “the lady of the house” in a day when the courtroom was given an insight into life in the family home.

Nigella Lawson told a court today she would rather be "honest and ashamed" than "bullied with lies" after revealing details of her past drug use.

The accountant in charge of Charles Saatchi’s finances has told a court he increased the art dealer’s assistant’s credit limit to £100,000 (€120,000) without telling Mr Saatchi the amount.

The accountant in charge of Charles Saatchi’s finances has told a court he increased his personal assistant’s credit limit to £100,000 without telling the art dealer the amount.

TV cook Nigella Lawson was described as a “habitual criminal” in court today.