2019-05-01+The+Australian+Womens+Weekly

MAY 2019| The Australian Women’s Weekly 17

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igellaLawsonsashaysacrosstheroomin

a flowingsummeryprintdressandkisses

meonbothcheeks,claspingmygarden-

roughenedhandsin herownperfectly

manicuredones.

“Wouldyouliketea?”sheaskswhilebeckoning

metosit.

It maybethefirsttimeI’vemetthequeenof

Britishhomecookery,butit feelslikewe’reoldpals

becauseNigellahasbeena partofmy– andmillions

ofothers’– livesforever.

Moremerekitchenmortalsthanyoucouldcount

haveattemptedherfamedchocolateMaltesercake,

ortriumphantlymasteredherroastchicken.Over

10 milliondog-earedcopiesofhericoniccookbooks

sitonkitchenbenchesaroundtheworld.Andwe

regularlywelcomeherintoourhomesonthe

countlesstelevisionshowsshefronts.Theformer

journalistandbookreviewer,whohasbuilta

$40 million empire on mastering the art of effortless

charm,is nowoneofthemostrecognisablewomen

in theworld.

Surprisingly,the59-year-oldis morebeautiful

anddisarminglycharmingin reallifethanonscreen.

Herporcelainskinis luminousandherthickarched

eyebrowshavebeenshapedwithimpossibleprecision.

TheNigellarecipeis partSophiaLoren,partJane

Fonda’sBarbarella,witha surprisingsprinklingof

self-deprecatinghumour.Theresultis definitely

moregoddessthandomestic.

“There’snodifferencebetweenwhoI ampublicly

andprivately,butI’mquitelazy,”shesayswhenI

askif there’sa secretflawin allofthisbowl-licking

lusciousness.“I’vealwayshada theorythatlazy

peopleworkharderbecauseyouhavetodrive

yourselftogetthingsdone.”

If that’strue,NigellaLawsonis thehardestworking

“lazy”personin showbiz.HerinterviewwithTheWeekly

andsubsequentphotoshootsat PiccolinaGelateria

and Alimentari in Melbourne’s Collingwood are→^

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Nigella

PHOTOGRAPHYby CORRIE BOND STYLINGby MATTIE CRONAN

Despitea slewofTVappearances,cookbooks,worldtoursand

more,NigellaLawsoninsistsshe’sanindolentpersonatheart.

SueSmethurstsitsdownwiththemostrecognisablefaceinhome

cookery to crack the secret to her seemingly effortless success.

Exclusive interview

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NIGELLA WEARS VOELLK GOWN AND MAX MARA BAG. SHOT ON LOCATION AT PICCOLINA GELATERIA, COLLINGWOOD.

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