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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Nigella Lawsom Makes Saucy Return to 'The Taste'

She looked great!

At London's Daily Mail, "'I had no idea so much décolletage was on display - mortified!' Nigella Lawson makes a VERY saucy return to The Taste thanks to her low-cut dress."



Saturday, November 30, 2013

Nigella Lawson Drug Use Allegations

Man, this is one nasty divorce.

At Telegraph UK, "Charles Saatchi devastated by Nigella's alleged cocaine habit and heartbroken over split, court hears."

Oh sure. He just hated it.

More here, "Nigella Lawson: death of a dream for a Domestic Goddess?":


Nigella Lawson’s hopes of finally making it big in American TV may have been thwarted by drug allegations.

As she shimmied on to the brightly lit Hollywood set, newly svelte in a tight red “wiggle dress” and wearing a smile primed to dazzle millions of American television viewers, Nigella Lawson might have been forgiven for thinking that – finally – her time had come.

After years of false starts and mixed critical receptions in the US, the self-styled Domestic Goddess had, in The Taste, at last found a major prime-time vehicle for the talents that had made her a national treasure – and a multimillionairess – on the other side of the Atlantic.

“Her dream has always been to conquer America, and she is now well on her way,” said a beaming Chris Coelen, the chief executive of Kinetic Productions, which made the programme and paid Lawson an estimated £250,000. “I am sure 2013 will be the Year of Nigella in America.”

The premiere of the show – a cross between Masterchef and The Voice that Lawson co-hosts and executive-produces – won six million viewers for the channel ABC. “Overall, it’s a good mix,” said the tough-to-impress Hollywood Reporter, which declared it was “hungry for more”. A second series was commissioned.

But Lawson’s newfound American profile and the series’ glossy, family-friendly image have now been jeopardised by shocking allegations by her former husband, Charles Saatchi, that she is a “habitual criminal” and hardcore recreational drug user. In one extraordinary email read out in court this week he dubbed her “Higella”.

These claims, made during the trial of two Italian sisters accused of fraudulent use of Mr Saatchi’s credit cards to the tune of at least £685,000, threw Lawson’s US operation into panic on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday. Executives at Kinetic refused to say whether they would stand by her, while a spokesman for ABC said coolly: “I’m not in a position to comment about or on behalf of Nigella.” The second series of The Taste had “already wrapped,” and would go out as planned from January 2, she said, but had nothing else to add.

The allegations, a shock to the millions of British fans who have Lawson’s books on their kitchen shelves, have the potential to wreak even greater damage in a country that remains more socially conservative, and which has for more than 40 years been fighting a tide of hard drugs being trafficked across its southern border.
More at that top link, especially this:
And, ironically, Anthony Bourdain, Lawson’s superstar co-host and co‑producer on The Taste, is himself a reformed drug addict who once sold his record collection to buy heroin. “We were high all the time, sneaking off to the walk-in refrigerator at every opportunity,” he said in his memoir of his days as a chef in Manhattan in the Nineties. “Hardly a decision was made without drugs.”

Bourdain, 57, who is married with a young daughter, was reported to be giving Lawson, 52, “emotional support”, having “taken her under his wing” in the aftermath of the traumatic publication in June of photographs showing Saatchi grabbing his then wife by the throat during a meal at Scott’s restaurant in Mayfair. (This week Bourdain signalled his backing of Lawson in a tweet that identified him as “#TeamNigella”.)

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Nigella Lawson Tweets!

I had just posted yesterday on the reply from Greta Van Susteren, and then what do you know?

Nigella gives me a shout out.


Previous Nigella blogging is here.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Charles Saatchi Admits to Throat-Choking Assault of Wife Nigella Lawson

He was "cautioned for assault," but not charged with a crime.

That dude needs to be throttled is what it is.

At Mirror UK, "Nigella Lawson photos: Charles Saatchi reveals why he accepted police caution but makes no public apology."

PREVIOUSLY: "Nigella Lawson Attacked by Husband Charles Saatchi at Scott's Restaurant in Mayfair," and "BNP Leader Nick Griffin is One Sick Bastard."

BNP Leader Nick Griffin is One Sick Bastard

Pretty astonishing, really.

At the Mirror UK, "Nigella Lawson 'attacked': BNP leader Nick Griffin tweets sick joke about shocking pictures."


More at GQ (UK), "Nick Griffin is a horrendous human being."

It's just beyond politics for me. I'm disgusted by idiot piggish men.

RELATED: At the Guardian UK, "Nigella Lawson pictures: if it's a 'playful tiff', what does a serious one look like?"

PREVIOUSLY: "Nigella Lawson Attacked by Husband Charles Saatchi at Scott's Restaurant in Mayfair."

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Fabulous Nigella Lawson Photos

I did catch the finale of "The Taste" on Tuesday, and Ms. Nigella looked phenomenal.

And here's more of the fabulous British dame, at London's Daily Mail, "Talk about attention-grabbing! Nigella Lawson stands out in multicoloured skintight dress as she launches new book in the U.S."

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Roast Beef With Nigella Lawson!

I rarely mark the calendar to watch a television show, but I'm thoroughly enjoying ABC's "The Taste." All the hosts are great, but I get a kick out of Ms. Lawson. She's on Twitter, naturally, and this is just my kind of meal:


RELATED: London's Daily Mail finds an excuse to post this woman's photo: "Why Nigella Lawson could offer the perfect shoulder to cry on: Women in their 50s have have the most empathy, study claims."

EXTRA: On Tuesday's show, the vegan chefs all got the boot, and rightly so. Their food looked atrocious and their politics disgusting. Check the comments at the vegan post for more on that, "Vegan Chef Featured on ABC’s New Show The Taste."

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Nigella Lawson Heats Up 'The Taste'!

I tweeted with glee last night, at 9:05pm, actually:



And now here's this at London's Daily Mail, "Nigella Lawson unleashes her feminine charms while flirting her way through new US cookery show The Taste."

She's a hottie, as I posted previously, "Charles Saatchi Wife Nigella Lawson 'Has Seduced Millions of Television Viewers with Her Culinary skills' and 'Flirtatious Camera Manner'."

ADDED: Here's a little teaser Q&A with Nigella and Anthony Bourdain, at ABC's YouTube channel.

It's a great show. I'll be watching through the season. I love Nigella's accent. Very classy.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Charles Saatchi Wife Nigella Lawson 'Has Seduced Millions of Television Viewers with Her Culinary skills' and 'Flirtatious Camera Manner'

Charles Saatchi is the co-founder of the Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency. His wife Nigella is apparently making quite a name for herself, and it's not hard to see why.

See Telegraph UK, "Charles Saatchi wants wife Nigella Lawson to be 'coveted'":
With her culinary wizadry, melt-in-your mouth voice and Rubenesque figure, Nigella Lawson has made a career out of turning heads.
Nigella Lawson
But while many husbands might resent such flirtatious behaviour, Charles Saatchi yesterday revealed his pleasure at his television chef wife's appeal - declaring "who would want to be married to someone who nobody coveted?"

In extracts from his new book, the outspoken adman turned art collector also described the Ten Commandments as an "overrated lifestyle guide" which only succeed in "making people confused and guilty".

Mr Saatchi, who has been married three times, insisted that the tenth commandment in particular was "obviously a no-hoper" because "coveting is all everyone does, all the time, every day."

He added: "It's what drives the world economy, pushes people to make a go of their lives, so that they can afford the executive model of their Ford Mondeo to park next to their neighbour's standard model. And who would want to be married to someone who nobody coveted?"
Well, perhaps Ms. Lawson will be doing a book tour stateside. She's the Christina Hendricks of the British culinary scene. And come to think of it, if I'm going to scoop Robert Stacy McCain for some newsworthy Rule 5, it'd be hard to find a better subject!

PHOTO CREDIT: Wikipedia.