Nadiya Hussain from the Great British Bake Off has a new show with the BEST name ever

We heart Nadiya forever

Despite her victory, Nadiya admitted she almost didn't make it to week one of GBBO

by Georgina Terry |
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Last summer basically belonged to Nadiya Hussain.

The *Great British Bake Off *contestant won the show and our hearts with her jaw-dropping bakes, amazing faces and way of cheeking Paul Hollywood.

And now she has her own show, hooray!.

And it's called (drum roll)… The Chronicles of Nadiya.

How perfect.

The two-part documentary will see Nadiya travel on a culinary journey from her hometown of Luton to Bangladesh to trace her family's foodie roots.

Some people are claiming Nadiya shouldn't have won GBBO – just because she is Muslim
Some people are claiming Nadiya shouldn't have won GBBO – just because she is Muslim

Patrick Holland, who commissioned the forthcoming show for the BBC, said: "Nadiya's story on Bake Off touched the hearts of the nation.

"We are delighted that she will be using her cooking skills to take us on a journey to such an extraordinary and changing land."

Nadiya said, much less formally:

And:

Wowzers.

We wish Nadiya would freestyle a pie with us.

In other Bake Off news: it seems as if budget cuts at the BBC could mean big changes for the show.

And, while you're at it, here's 17 surprising facts about the baking show.

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