Watch Luton’s Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain’s reunion with her cookery teacher

Luton’s Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain was in tears again yesterday as she had an emotional reunion with the cookery teacher who inspired her to bake.

The 30-year-old who grew up in Luton was visibly shocked when her Challney High School home economics teacher, Jean Marshall joined her on ITV daytime show This Morning.

Before the shock reunion, Nadiya told hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby how her passion for cooking was ignited by her inspirational teacher and how it wasn’t something which was part of her family life or culture before.

“We never baked in our family, dessert isn’t something that we ever had, and not something that’s common in our culture. It was only when I did food studies for GCSEs that I started baking. I just got hooked”, she explained.

When talking about her teacher, she revealed that she would skip lunch breaks to watch Mrs Marshall set up for her lesson. “I would sit and watch her and I learnt off her”, she explained.

Preempting the reunion, Phillip Schofield asked Nadiya if she thought Mrs Marshall would be proud of her Bake Off triumph to which Nadiya replied: “I hope she is.”

Phillip Schofield then said “Well shall we find out? Here she is…Mrs Marshall”, and the teacher walked onto set and the former teacher and student embraces.

Commenting on Nadiya’s victory, Mrs Marshall said: ‘It’s absolutely amazing. I am so proud and delighted, and thrilled. All those things.”

When asked about her memories of her former pupil she said: “She showed flare and she was good at following instructions which is quite important.”

An emotional Nadiya then turned to Mrs Marshall to paid her this heartfelt tribute: “It was you who planted that seed and said, ‘You know what, you’re actually really good at this'”.

You can watch Nadiya’s interview before the reunion below.

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