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Nadiya Hussain Quits Teaching Assistant Role, Citing Health Strain

She says repeated illness from a weakened immune system made the school post untenable.

Overview

  • Hussain said the primary‑school environment left her "sick all the time" and affected her mental health, leading her to step down after roughly three months.
  • She has disclosed diagnoses of fibromyalgia and a gastrointestinal autoimmune condition, which she says weaken her immune system and hinder recovery from classroom bugs.
  • Giles Brook Primary School in Milton Keynes confirmed her short-term role and praised her contribution in a newsletter.
  • She moved into education after the BBC decided in 2025 not to recommission her cookery series, and she now says any TV return would require greater creative control with interest in documentaries or travel projects.
  • In new comments she called television "broken" and alleged racism, claims disputed by anonymous industry and BBC sources who attribute the end of her shows to waning appeal and workability.