ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ʙᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғғ – sᴇʀɪᴇs 6 ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ: ɴᴀᴅɪʏᴀ ʜᴜssᴀɪɴ
This was just so bloody profound. This was about so much more than cake. Anyone watching Nadiya last night will be proud to be British. For all the girls watching her, knowing how scared she was and yet how she overcame that fear, using it and channelling it into winning, they can say “If Nadiya can be scared, be just a normal girl like me and still go on to achieve her dreams – then I can too.” She’s an inspiration for all women (I won’t attempt to speak for the Muslim community but I am sure they’re especially proud of her!!) that you don’t need to compromise who you are to become what you want. You can be anything and you can do anything if you just keep trying and don’t give up. She probably doesn’t realise it yet, but she’s an icon. We’re lucky to have her.