WWW.OK.CO.UK 69‘Women of my age
are the people that
are coming into their
prime,’ Nadia tells us
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY CAMERA PRESS, GETTY IMAGESOK!it’s really healthy. But it’s difficult,
it’s challenging.Mark’s in the process of writing a
play based on your relationship,
how do you feel about that?
He recently sent a scene to a friend
who has no idea it was based on us.
They read it and said: ‘Oh my God,
this scene made me feel sick. This
couple is so dysfunctional!’ And it
was actually a scene based on our
life [laughs]! It’s hilariously dark and
includes alcoholism, infidelity and sex.You’ve been so open about
your journey through the
menopause – what advice
would you give to others?
Go to your doctor, because you
aren’t dying [laughs]! I thought I had
Alzheimer’s because I was losing my
memory. I wasn’t talking to anybody,
my personality completely changed, I
felt raging. People think that because
they can’t have babies and their skin is
sagging, what’s their use? But actually,
women of my age are the people that
are coming into their prime.Tell us about your collaboration
with Ninja Foodi...
I’m a real foodie and love using the
Ninja Foodi to cook healthy meals
for the family. What the Ninja Foodi
does is all the beautiful stuff that
the pressure cooker did in the ’70s,
but it’s so much safer and easier to
clean. It’s really multifunctional, you
can put a whole meal in there, go
out, get your fella – because Mark
never cooks! – come back and it’s all
done for you.
NADIA SAWALHA IS A NINJA FOODI AMBASSADOR.
THE NINJA FOODI IS AVAILABLE TO BUY ONLINE AT
WWW.NINJAKITCHEN.EU/UK.