Nigella Lawson admits she couldn't protect her children

TV cook Nigella Lawson has said her “only desire” during the trial of her and ex-husband Charles Saatchi’s personal assistants was to protect her children, but “alas I couldn’t always do”.

Nigella Lawson admits she couldn't protect her children

The mother of two appeared on Good Morning America to promote her new television show, but was also asked about the court case, which saw her face allegations of drug-taking.

Asked what it was like to be a witness in the trial of Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo, who were acquitted, Lawson said: “I can’t really remember exactly because you’re so focused on answering the questions to the best of your ability that actually you don’t really have an enormous awareness of yourself.

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