Thank God for naughty Nigella

nIGeLLA LAWsOn’s new BBc2 show At My Table may verge on self-parody (dressing gowns, fairy lights, finger-licking, comehither looks — the lot), but it is the perfect antidote to our priggish, prudish times.

Who cares whether the dishes are real or not (judging by her creamy skin and pin-up shape, she’s a much healthier eater than her recipes suggest). It’s so good to see a woman who manages to be sexy without being slutty, knows how to flirt without getting in a flap and is the all-round opposite of the joyless, pinched-faced, fingerwagging harridans who seem intent on curdling the mixture right now.

Aged 57, nigella is as much a goddess now as she’s ever been.