TV star Nadiya Hussain quits her job, but why?
Nadiya Hussain has walked away from her job at a primary school.
Nadiya Hussain has quit her job at a primary school.
The 41-year-old TV star - who shot to stardom as the winner of The Great British Bake Off back in 2015 - has announced via social media that she's quit her role after just three months due to health concerns.
Nadiya said on Instagram: "Hi guys, giving you a life update that you didn't ask for but you are going to get anyway.
"So, as you guys know when the BBC cancelled my show, I was kind of at a crossroads, I wasn't sure where I was going, what I wanted to do.
"I had loads of options, I toyed with lots of options, open a business I could do a pop-up restaurant or kitchen, none of which appealed to me at the time.
"I'm still obviously publishing books, cookbooks which I will always love but I kind of reluctantly, you know I was scared, really scared to apply for jobs."
Nadiya was drawn to the idea of working in a school - but it ultimately proved to be detrimental to her health.
The chef - who suffers from fibromyalgia, a condition that causes widespread pain throughout the body - shared: "I've always wanted to work with children in younger years as a teaching assistant and I applied for a few jobs, which in itself was difficult for lots of reasons.
"I applied and got a job as a TA [teaching assistant] at a primary school and I've got to say, apart from raising my own children, it was one of the best jobs I've ever done.
"I loved every second of waking up in the morning with a spring in my step for these beautiful children. I just loved every second of doing that job.
"But unfortunately doing a job like that as somebody with a weakened immune system it just played havoc with my health.
"As you know, anyone who works in a school setting there are lots of coughs and colds bugs and I just couldn't get better.
"So, I was sick all the time and it got to the point where it was affecting my mental health and I just wasn't performing, giving my best because I was always sick."
