Former Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has made a candid claim about pay inequality in the TV industry, saying she believes she earns less than white presenters doing the same job.
The 41-year-old cook and author, who shot to fame after winning the BBC baking competition in 2015, spoke openly about her experiences in a recent interview, revealing she felt pressure for years to stay silent.
Nadiya Hussain speaks out about race pay gap
“I get paid less to do the same job as the white version of me,” Hussain told The Guardian last month.
She added that earlier in her career she often held back from speaking out because every opportunity felt too important to risk.
“There were many times I actively silenced myself because everything felt like an opportunity. I never felt like I could just own it and say: ‘”
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