‘I can’t be Mary Berry at 90 because I’m not white’: Nadiya Hussain on why her cookery show ended

After a decade of BBC cookery shows, the former Bake Off winner says the cancellation of her series forced her to confront uncomfortable truths about race, representation and who is allowed longevity on British television, writes Lauren Taylor


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