Why Nigella’s half the woman she used to be!
SHE has long been a poster girl for indulgence in the kitchen, proudly flaunting her curves and serving her recipes on TV with extra helpings of innuendo.
But this weekend it was a decidedly less sensual Nigella Lawson, 57, showing off her slim new figure as she enjoyed a walk in London.
The celebrity cook, whose weight has yo-yoed over the years, looked trim as she took a stroll wearing a black trench coat, skinny jeans and blue suede boots.
Unusually, she made no effort to cover her ears – about which she is said to be sensitive – and wore no make-up, showing off her naturally clear skin.
Friends say Miss Lawson has increased her exercise regime lately after notably retreating from the limelight in recent years.
One said: ‘She’s been exercising hard because she has TV work coming up and knows that being on screen makes you look like you’ve piled on pounds.
‘And she’s always been a woman who puts on weight very quickly and loses it just as fast.’ The ‘domestic goddess’ revealed last year that she had started doing Iyengar yoga to get in ‘better shape’. This is a slower style of the exercise system concentrating on perfect poses to build strength and flexibility.
She is preparing to release a new cookbook in September. The cover of At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking shows her in one of her favourite form-fitting dresses.
The mother-of-two has spoken frequently in the past about her love of food and dislike of diets.
She once said: ‘No one should be put on this earth to go on a diet. No one should eat themselves ill either.’