I had to put my health first — TV chef Nadiya Hussain quits teaching due to health issues

Popular TV chef Nadiya Hussain has opened up emotionally on social media, revealing that she is quitting her job as a teaching assistant due to ongoing medical issues.

Nadiya rose to wider fame after the BBC featured her cooking show last year, a breakthrough that led to further interest from major broadcasters including ITV and Channel 4.

Despite her growing success in television, Nadiya revealed that she chose to pursue a career in education, working as a teaching assistant at a primary school. However, she explained that the role has taken a serious toll on her health, forcing her to make the difficult decision to step away.

In an emotional post shared on Instagram, Nadiya said: “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.

“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 or 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

Speaking about her battle withFibromyalgia in the past, She added: “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.

“It made me realise that there are certain sectors I would like to work in and so it’s just focused me in some ways because I know what areas I would like to work in.

“But unfortunately with a weakened immune system working as a TA in a primary school was just proving impossible and it was one of the hardest decisions I had to make to step away for it.

“in this situation I had to put my health first, I’m better for it but I’m sad, really sad, I made some great connections and could see things happening and staying there for years.

“Yes, it was a tough decision but it was one I had to make but it’s give me focus and made me realise what I am capable of doing as someone with a weakened immune system.