Q&A with GBBO's Nadiya Hussain

Do you feel with all your post GBBO success your family are seeing even less of you?

hi nadiya your book looks good

How have you coped with the changes in your life since you have become famous?

whats your favourite bake when feeling low

i struggle with puff pastry - getting the perfect rise. Any tips?

You cooked a beautiful cake for a very famous grandma, The Queen. Was it nerve-wracking meeting her or just very easy?

I'd just like to say that you were the firm favourite in my household last season, and if Mary Berry ever decides to hang up her judging hat, I think you'd be a worthy successor om GBBO!

What desert looks difficult but is really easy to make?

Love to know if you will do a gluten free recipe book in the future.

Hi Nadiya,

So pleased you won GBBO and I've just finished watching the fantastic Chronicles of Nadiya.

My question is how important do you think it is for children to learn to bake and cook? Do you find more boys interested than you expected? I know my grandson loves making cookies.

Hi Nadiya. You have stolen the nation's heart! It was great to see you 'in the flesh' (you are so tiny!) at the Gloucester Food Festival a few weeks ago. I'm not sure if anyone else has asked you this, but what do you think has led to your huge popularity with the media and the fact that you have become a TV celebrity in the past year with your own wonderful series, 'The Chronicles of Nadiya'. You have also been asked on a number of occasions to be a guest presenter on popular TV shows such as the 'One Show' and 'Loose Women'? None of the previous winners seem to have had anywhere near the level of success or media exposure that you have had and to be honest I can't even remember the names of many of them, even though I have been an avid fan of every GBBO series so far. I'm sure that you're not likely ever to be forgotten now and your face has become as well known as Mary Berry's. What's your secret?

At what age did you start baking and who taught you?

What dish have you found the most difficult thing to make ?

My husband and myself very much enjoyed the Chronicles of Nadiya. Have you any plans to do any similar programmes?

What's been the strangest request you've had since winning?

I loved watching The Chronicles of Nadiya. Bangladeshi village life was fascinating and I even enjoyed the Luton shots as I lived there for the first ten years of my married life. You made an interesting point about the concept of home. What did you miss most, apart from your family of course, when you were in Bangladesh?

Hello Nadiya
How long does it take you to create and perfect a new recipe and where does your inspiration come from.
Lots of congratulations on your success and have enjoyed your Chronicles of Nadiya programme.

Hi Nadiya, In just a year since winning GBBO, you've made a TV documentary about your roots, baked a 90th birthday cake for the Queen, reported for The One Show, been a guest panellist on Loose Women and are about to publish a second cookbook as well as being a judge on the new series of Junior Bake Off.

In addition to these achievements you are also writing the first of three novels!

Do you not fear over exposure which has often been the case when a refreshingly new personality is thrust into the limelight?

Do you own children enjoy baking or just the eating?

Hi Nadia,

Is it true that you always cover your head because you hate your hair (I'm sure I read that somewhere!) Where do you get the inspiration for your head coverings, you are always so coordinated? Do you wear them at home??

Also you seem very down to earth, how has all this fame affected your family life? Have your children been affected by it all, for example at school? Do you still go and collect them and do other mums/dads treat you differently?

Sorry for so many questions, I think you are brilliant!

Hi Nadiya

Do you have any suggestions for healthy food to tempt a very fussy 5 year old who'd live on snacks if he had his way?

Love the sound of the book I found your use of spices on GBBO fascinating, especially when Paul was so sceptical and then they worked!

My question is what has your biggest baking disaster been?

I was really happy when you won GBBO, you were my favourite from the start.

I love the idea of taking baking with children a step further with stories, I bake with my grandchildren and I know they would love that.

Can I ask is this the first of many books?