Nigella: 'I feel like an elephant'

Nigella Lawson has admitted that she feels like an "elephant" after putting on weight during the making of her TV show.

Fans posted messages on the BBC's Points of View website last month accusing her of piling on the pounds as she whipped up high-calorie recipes on Nigella Express.

She said: "At home, I feel happy about my body. When I go into a clothes shop it’s a completely different matter. I get into a bit of a panic. Fashion is for thin people. My weight goes up and down. At times you’re bound to feel insecure."

She added: “If I’m anxious about things generally, I think I look like an elephant.”

The 47-year-old insisted that she has been enjoying a nutritious diet despite putting on weight, saying: "I eat healthily - it’s just that I eat enough for five healthy people.”