Nigella Lawson is an internationally renowned food writer and TV cook whose successful television programs have made her a household name around the world. Her first TV series, Nigella Bites aired in 2000, followed by a string of successful series broadcast in the UK, USA, Australia and beyond. Lawson was a judge on the three seasons of The Taste which broadcast in the UK and US in 2013 and 2014. She has made several appearances on MasterChef Australia. In 2026 she joined The Great British Bake Off as their new judge.