Nadiya Hussain Read by Reyna Duong

Rebel Girls

Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Nadiya Hussain is a world-renowned baker, author, and TV personality. As a winner on The Great British Bake Off, Nadiya proved that success has many faces. She advocates for mental health awareness and Muslim women around the world. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This story was produced by Haley Dapkus with sound design and mixing by Mumble Media. It was written by Meghan Pochebit and edited by Abby Sher. Fact-checking by Joe Rhatigan. Narration by Reyna Duong. Joy Smith was our executive producer. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. Thank you to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this podcast possible. Stay rebel!

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0:00.0	Nadia Hussein stood in front of a kitchen counter, willing her hands to be steady and
0:13.5	her heart to become.
0:15.9	This cake she was making would be her final creation for the hit television show, The Great
0:22.4	British Bake Off.
0:25.4	Fans of hard work and fierce competition had brought her to this very moment.
0:32.7	With the lights and cameras focused on her, Nadia switched off her electric mixer, poured
0:39.4	the cake batter into even layers and gently placed the pans in the oven.
0:47.3	And she drew in a deep breath, set her timer and waited to see what would happen.
0:59.2	I'm Reina Jung and this is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, a fairy tale podcast about
1:05.7	the real-life Rebel women who inspire us.
1:09.0	On this episode, Nadia Hussein, published author, TV personality, wife, mother and world
1:16.0	renowned baker.
1:21.8	Nadia was born in Luton, a town in eastern England on Christmas Day, 1984.
1:30.4	She grew up in a very busy home with five siblings, a mum and dad.
1:36.3	As she says, there was always someone to talk to, there was always someone to fight with.
1:43.2	With her bright, curious eyes and dark curly hair, Nadia had big dreams of being the first
1:50.4	woman in her family to attend university and experience the world on her own.
1:57.8	She loved to read and was very engaged at school.
2:02.1	That is until she started getting bullied.
2:05.5	She got teased about her Bangladesh heritage and the color of her skin.
2:11.2	Oftentimes, the bullies cornered her.
2:14.0	She felt like she had to be on guard.
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