Nadiya Hussain responds to critics

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Nadiya Hussain responds to critics

I can understand her being upset that her shows have been axed, apparently ratings were falling, However, I find it hugely disappointing that she has brought race/religion into it. No one is entitled to a BBC show and I think she has had a bloody good run. AIBU?

Maybe this is part of a strategy to shift over to a role hosting a hardhitting talk show?

The amount of posters who’ve very obviously not watched the video and listened to her saying why she was saying what she did is staggering.

She should stop whining, no one is owed a BBC show. Get a job, Nadiya ❤

The chefs that endure, travel the world learning about different cuisines. Weekends in Europe working with locals and cooks/chefs in homes and restaurants . It's them observing, learning along with us that I enjoy.

I never said she did.

She does have a job.

She’s just launched a range of cakes with Tesco and she published another cookery book not so long ago.

Yep this. ^ 100% this.

What is she moaning for then?

Another example of being shot to fame for reasons other than her ability is Bryony from Bake Off. She has a very obvious disability (deformed/partial hand) and a knack for self promotion. She, much like NH, ticked a minority representation box at just the right time. If she'd had two hands (and especially as she didn't even win BO but came fourth) she'd probably still be doing whatever day job she did before she appeared on it, instead of getting steady work as a TV presenter who is merely adequate. When the work eventually slackens off on account of her being a fairly mediocre presenter I don't know what she'll blame it on, but it won't be on her malformed hand, which was the very thing that got her the gig in the first place.

You implied it, didn't you? Stop being disingenuous and own your words.

What on earth are you going on about?

You must have meant to @ someone else in, because I have no clue why you're responding to me like this.

Well if you had watched video you’d know. Not that she’s moaning.

And right now it’s you who’s looking like a numpty.

Yes they would. Anyone who has made a great living out of TV work should be grateful. Mary Berry frequently says how grateful she is - she even stayed with BBC after Bake Off went to Ch 4 to show her gratitude to the channel.
Everyone is saying 'be grateful' as not everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame', and 'not everyone gets given such backing and publicity'.

Bringing race into it - when we know the BBC have been discriminating against, for example, white middle aged men - is petty and ungrateful. I guess the viewing public must all be racist for not wanting to watch a recipe made with banana skins or her sprinkling cheesy puffs into her dishes. Maybe she needs to take a long hard look at why her show isn't watched.

Pp are saying she’s had shows for ten years, books and Tesco deal. Why is that in line with this happens ‘all the time’?

This exactly. She needs to deal with it and get over herself, and be bloody grateful she had the chances she had.

Her video is giving that nurse from lockdown vibes. I feel for her as she's obviously hurt but working in the media is fickle if ratings are low then of course the show will be cancelled.

I don’t think so, she, like everybody in television isn’t entitled to a job for life. If the ratings for her show had remained high she wouldn’t have been cancelled.
I’m sure she still has plenty of opportunities she may be better concentrating on taking advantage of those whilst her profile remains high. Instead of whinging about how it’s all so unfair. That wild be true for anyone regardless of their background

Perhaps read them before making a comment.

You implied it, though. As if her annoyance is an indication that, deep down, she’s not as nice as she first appeared.

Look at Jeremy Clarkson No Thanks

Nadiya is such a likeable and skilled person but for me her in front of the camera was a little flat.

@dietmonkey correct.

TV is brutal. Every show gets axed sooner or later with very few exceptions. If she's popular enough to pull in the numbers, she'll get another show elsewhere.

It is the same thing , by saying otherwise we are reducing people to race and not just people who can share an experience regardless of race or colour. Poor white people are often told to be grateful too! A lot of it is classism not racism . Nadia has had an exceptional good run and no doubt will have another show in the future.

Do you remember that weird slidey cake thing she presented to Her Maj?

You are right of course, she can be as angry and outspoken as she likes on whatever topic she likes. But she should understand that there may be a heavy price to pay for that. To indulge that side of herself so publicly will almost certainly set her career back a few pegs and knock her popularity.

She's been emboldened by a fabulous career in TV that was constructed very suddenly, but like a house of cards it can be destroyed just as suddenly. She's going to need to stay likeable, relatable and anodyne unless she's prepared to risk it all. People want to be entertained by people who work in light entertainment not hectored by them or preached to by them. We want escapism and a distraction from a troubled world and our everyday worries. We get enough hectoring and preaching and lecturing from journalists and politicians.

Gary Lineker is finding out the same thing, except that Gary Lineker, much like JK Rowling can afford to put two fingers up at anyone who thinks they should just shut up and stick to their day job. It doesn't matter financially to either GL or JKR if they never work again. NH on the other hand, would be a fool to think she can afford the same luxury.