Nigella Lawson to make BBC comeback with 'de-stressing' cookery show Simply Nigella
IT'S been a few years since Nigella Lawson's last BBC Two appearance, but the chef is now set to make her big comeback.
Nigella is set to return to BBC Two later this year
It's been confirmed that Nigella will be returning to the BBC for a series of cookery shows titled Simply Nigella, following her dramatic divorce from Charles Saatchi.
This will be her first solo appearance since Nigellissima in 2012 and will see the brunette attempt to find a “true sense of balance between lightness and lushness”.
It will feature "pared-down" philosophy and recipes to de-stress.
Nigella said of her brand new show: “It’s about food that makes our life easier, that makes us feel better, more alive and less stressed.”
Recipes will include “healthy everyday breakfasts and substantial weekend brunches” that are “quick-to-make, lighter suppers that de-stress” as well as “bowl food that comforts”.
Nigella starred on The Taste alongside Anthony Bourdain and Ludo Lefebvre
The BBC said in a statement of the programme: “With feasts for special occasions sitting alongside tasty every day meals, Simply Nigella will deliver a true sense of balance between lightness and lushness."
"From healthy everyday breakfasts and substantial weekend brunches to quick-to-make, lighter suppers that de-stress, and ’bowl food’ that comforts, Simply Nigella promises recipes that will be both a pleasure to cook and eat."
Bosses are hoping that Simply Nigella will be just as successful as the Great Brtish Bake Off, which started on BBC Two before later being transferred to BBC One.
DJ Sara Cox is set to present Simply Nigella
The show will be presented by DJ Sara Cox and is apparently set to be "GBBO's messier cousin".
Sara said: "Clay, mess, passionate potters and the team behind Bake Off. What's not to love.
"There's something really raw and exciting about grabbing a lump of clay and creating something unique out of it," the Bolton born star added.
Nigella's return comes after her latest show The Taste, in which she starred alongside food writer Anthony Bourdain and chef Ludo Lefebvre.
After first being shown in the US, producers then aired a UK version on Channel 4 in early 2014 but it was not recommissioned.
Simply Nigella is due to air in the autumn.