Nigella Lawson has an estimated net worth of $15 million
Nigella Lawson is an English broadcast journalist, food writer, and television personality with an estimated net worth of $15 million. She is 5’5″ and weighs 160 pounds. One of three children, Nigella Lucy Lawson was born on January 6, 1960 in London, England. After graduating from the University of Oxford, she began writing for the magazine The Spectator and by her mid-twenties was the deputy literary editor for the British paper The Sunday Times. Following her departure from the paper, Nigella established an impressive freelance writing career with works in the United Kingdom’s The Observer and The Daily Telegraph, and US publications Bon Appétit and Gourmet.
In 1998, the writer decided to pursue a childhood passion for cooking and released her debut cookbook How to Eat, which sold over 300,000 copies followed by the equally successful Domestic Goddess (2000) which garnered the author a British Book Award and secured her spot as one of the UK’s most successful writers. In 1999, Nigella launched her first TV cooking series Nigella Bites and the show’s instant success catapulted the charismatic host to television fame. Over the next decade, she had over a dozen TV series and specials including Nigella Bites Christmas Special (2001), Nigella (2005), and Nigellissma (2012). She is currently the host/judge of the new British cooking competition series The Taste UK, which is set to air in 2014.
Outside of her career, Nigella enjoys watching soccer citing Chelsea as her favorite club team, and is an active supporter of a number of charitable organizations including the Lavender Trust, which offers help to women suffering from breast cancer. Nigella was married to journalist John Diamond from 1986 until his death in 1997. She married second husband art collector Charles Saatchi in 2003 and the couple made headlines in June of 2013 when a newspaper published photos of Saatchi grabbing her neck during a public argument. The couple ended their ten year marriage a month later in July 2013. Nigella has one son and one daughter from her marriage to Diamond.
Nigella Lawson has an enough net worth to buy:
1. 10,211.02 Dolce & Gabbana Sleeveless Lace Red Dress ($1,469.00 each)
2. 20,000.2 Le Creuset Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set ($749.99 each)
3. 588.4 Olivia Collings Antique Old Cut Diamond Colorless Ring ($25,490.00 each)
Nigella Lawson has enough net worth to give everyone in Zambia $1.
