The addition of British home cooking queen Nigella Lawson to MKR’s judging team has been a huge hit, with viewers praising her grace, class, beauty and cooking insights.
But they are also blown away by her age, with many fans revealing they thought she was about 20 years younger than she actually is.
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Lawson turned 62 in January this year – a fact that some fans are having trouble understanding.
“Can someone explain to me how Nigella Lawson can look so stunning ALL THE TIME?” one MKR viewer wrote on Twitter.
“She (is) 62yo and looks 42.
“What kind of witchcraft is she performing!”
“Gosh I didn’t know her age she’s a stunning human,” one follower answered.
“She literally has looked the same for 20yrs!
“Look at her neck, not a single wrinkle – I’m telling you, forget what ppl tell you, endulge (sic) in butter and cream and sweets, and chocolate and lush velvety rich sauces – and live and look like #QueenNigella! ”
“If I don’t age like Nigella Lawson, I don’t want to get old at all,” another observed.
Another simply wrote: “Nigella Lawson is 62. I refuse to accept this.”
Lawson said her trick to looking youthful was staying out of the sun – and eating “lots of fats.”
“I think what ages a face most is disappointment and a lack of enjoyment,” she once said.
“So I try to do what I love.”
Lawson has been famous for a lot longer than many people realize, however.
She shot to fame in the 1990s with her first cookbook and her TV career began in 1999 with the show Nigella Bites.
She’s since amassed a legion of fans who love the pleasure she takes in cooking and eating food.
“Not only is she a bona fide food-lover & relatable to all us home cooks but it’s her personable nature, positive energy, insightfulness & unique way with words that makes her so endearing,” one MKR viewer wrote on Twitter.
“Oh Nigella just brings so much warmth to this new season of MKR!” another noted.
Others have noted the nice rapport between Lawson and long-term judge Manu Feildel.
Speaking to 7Entertainment, Feildel said he was “thrilled” to be working with Lawson, whom he described as a “lovely” person.
Feildel said while he was a trained chef and Lawson a home cook, they both felt the same way about what made a great meal.
“We’re pretty much on the same page when it comes to that, actually,” he said.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a home cook or if you’re a chef – I think if you love food, you know what’s right and what’s wrong.
“I might know a bit more about technical ways of cooking something, but at the end of the day, the judging is pretty much about putting a fork of food in your mouth and you either like it or you don’t.
“It’s that simple.”
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