Nadia Sawalha

Nadia Sawalha (/səˈwəlxə/; born 18 November 1964) is an English actress, television personality, writer, TV cook and vlogger. She is best known as a long-term regular panellist on the ITV daytime talk show Loose Women, being one of the original panellists from its start in 1999 until 2002, before returning to the show in 2013 after a panellist revamp. She played the role of Gina in ITV comedy Second Thoughts from 1992 to 1994, and Annie Palmer on the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 1997 to 1999. She has also had minor roles in The Bill, Casualty, Benidorm and 99-1 and presented a number of television programmes in the early 2000s, whilst taking a break from Loose Women.

After winning the 2007 series of Celebrity MasterChef, Sawalha has been cooking with her sister Dina on YouTube since January 2023. She prefers this to being on television, as they can do what they like.^[1]