Overview
- In new interviews, Hussain says "really difficult conversations" about producers prioritising her appearance over recipes came shortly before her BBC cookery series was cancelled.
- She alleges she is paid less than "the white version of me" for the same role and characterises television's approach to diversity as "broken."
- The BBC says it has not commissioned another cookery show with Hussain for the time being and that it remains open to working with her in future.
- Hussain says she was taken to hospital with burnout during her last series and felt there was little meaningful care when she "crashed."
- She has turned down approaches from other broadcasters, left a primary school teaching assistant post due to health issues including fibromyalgia, and is weighing starting her own production company.