Nadia Sawalha

Actress and presenter Nadia, an Italia Conti drama school graduate, began her career in theatre but shot to fame playing 'Annie Palmer' in 'EastEnders' in the late 1990s.

In 1999 she made history as one of the original Loose Women panellists alongside Kaye Adams, Jane Moore and Karren Brady. Taking a maternity break in 2002, she returned to the fold in 2013, and we wouldn’t be without her.

Her presenting credits include ‘The One Show’, ‘Wanted Down Under’, ‘Saturday Cookbook’ and she has also covered for 'Lorraine'. She won ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ in 2007 and has gone on to author a handful of best-selling cookbooks.

In 2019 she presented ‘Nadia’s Family Feasts’ and continues to share vlogs, recipes and chit-chat on YouTube and Facebook with her Loose Women bestie Kaye and TV producer husband Mark Adderley. The pair share two daughters, Kiki and Maddie.