Nigella Lawson

She had her ears pierced when she was 18, but let them heal up again after she stopped wearing earrings in her twenties. In 2007, she had them re-pierced when her daughter Cosima had her's pierced. She's said in interviews that her favorite earrings are big hoops, because of the way they make her feel.

Her husband died of throat cancer in 2001.

Nigella had two children with husband John Diamond, named Cosima and Bruno.

Nigella married a journalist named John Diamond, whom she met in 1986 when they were both writing for The Sunday Times.

In 2003 Nigella was voted the 90th worst Briton in Channel Four's poll of the 100 Worst Britons.

In 1986 she became deputy literary editor of the Sunday Times after writing a restaurant column for the Spectator.

She appeared in the Celebrity Easter Special of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2005.

She is Jewish.

She has her own kitchenware collection.

She has written five books: How to Eat, Feast, Forever Summer, Nigella Bites and How to Be a Domestic Goddess.

According to UKTV Food Lawson is worth in excess of £1.7 million.

Her favourite musical group is Sheffield group Hotsnack.

She is 5' 7" (1.70 m) tall.

Sister-in-law of Lord Saatchi.

Nigella is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, a British Conservative politician. He was the Chancellor of the Exchequer between June 1983 and October 1989 in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.