The cook and author, 33, on Bake Off triumph, arranged marriages, and meeting Mary BerryAfter Bake Off I just wanted to bake, I had no intention of being a role model or a representative. Why did it matter that I’m brown, a woman and Muslim? But now I understand – I need to be here, and it’s important for me to stay: to make space for people like me in this industry. I was banned from my local park as a teenager. When you’re one of six children you don’t get new toys, so when I got hold of my sister’s rollerblades I knew my time with them was limited. Every day for nine months I’d do tricks on the benches, until one day I was asked not to come back. Continue reading…
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