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" Nadiya Hussain \u2013 the winner of last year&amp;#039;s Great British Bake Off \u2013 has spoken out about her time on the show. Each year, the contestants are kept under wraps and away\u00A0from prying eyes, to ensure the final contestants are a complete surprise.\u00A0 Whilst Nadiya was sworn to secrecy \u2013 not even telling her beloved mum \u2013 her involvement in the show sparked concerns amongst her close friends and family.\u00A0 Because she was away so often, her friends came to the only logical conclusion that she was having an affair! &amp;#039;My friends thought I was having an affair when I was away filming so often! There&amp;#039;s so much secrecy around the show that I had to keep it to myself,&amp;#039; she told Essentials.  &amp;#039;I didn&amp;#039;t even tell my parents until the sixth week. I thought it would be too much pressure on them to keep it a secret but in the end, I had to tell my mum because she started taking it personally when I didn&amp;#039;t visit like I usually did.\u00A0 &amp;#039;They were so excited when I finally spilled the beans.&amp;#039; Nadiya is married to Abdul Hussain and they have three children together.\u00A0  Luckily for Adbul, his wife wasn&amp;#039;t gallivanting with another man, she was perfecting her pastry in the Bake Off kitchens instead. Much more respectable! She also spoke to Essentials about motherhood, and revealed how she disliked the stigma attached to being a housewife.\u00A0 The baking buff said she chose to stay at home for the sake of her kids, but it was at the sacrifice of her own career.\u00A0  &amp;#039;There is such a stigma attached to being a &amp;#039;housewife&amp;#039; but I loved being a stay-at-home mum. &amp;#039;Sometimes I think people forget that what I had was a luxury. There are so many women out there who would love to stay at home with their children, but they can&amp;#039;t.\u00A0 &amp;#039;Yes, I sacrificed my career for a time but it was a choice I made and it was worth it. I&amp;#039;d do the same again given the same choice.\u00A0 &amp;#039;I never felt frustrated, in fact I miss my old life sometimes.&amp;#039;\u00A0 We&amp;#039;re sure Nadiya&amp;#039;s kids are more than\u00A0happy with their mum&amp;#039;s shiny new\u00A0showbiz career,\u00A0and what&amp;#039;s more,\u00A0they can now look forward to an endless\u00A0supply\u00A0of her showstopping cakes! More on prima.co.uk... James Martin starts his new job on This Morning 10 charts that will turn you into the world&amp;#039;s best baker Sign up to our twice-weekly newsletter for more great Prima ideas!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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