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Check out this poster for Nigella Lawson’s new US show.

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The new poster for US tv show “The Taste”.

Now look closer at Nigella’s tummy. See it? Just under that (fabulous) tight red dress? That right there is a female stomach. It goes out a bit. Not in. Just like 98% of women.

Did you know she was 53 years old? And the mother of two kids?

We think she looks sexy as hell.

Except that tummy was supposed to be Photoshopped out. So that women everywhere could look at that poster, see Nigella’s fake, computer-generated body and feel bad about themselves. Like they should keep striving to a physically impossible ideal.

But Nigella, being the fine woman that she is, refused to let them touch her stomach with that airbrush wand of evil. She said:

“Although it was very thrilling to think of being up on a billboard in LA and around the States, I was very strict and English and told them they weren’t allowed to airbrush my tummy out. Wise? Hmmm. But that tum is the truth and is come by honestly, as my granny would have said.”

Thank you Nigella, Queen of Pastry And All Things Delicious, for making women everywhere feel like they can eat actual food even if they have a really tight dress on.

And while you’re still basking in the glory of the above poster, check out some Photoshop fails that we’ve collected over the last year or so:

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  1. Jimmy

    Catch a couple of her older shows from years gone by. She wouldn’t have been so keen to skip the ‘shop brush back in 2010. Built like the business end of a brick sheet house back then she was.

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  2. Louise Kate Anderson

    That’s awesome. We need some ‘real’ heroes, and there aren’t many of them.

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  3. Claire

    Re-reading this piece, just because it makes me happy :) Win!!

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  4. Ella

    She’s about as real as they come isn’t she?
    Always tucking into the leftovers in the fridge at the end of her shows, doesn’t look nearly as sexy as when I do it lol!

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  5. Anonymous

    Nigella Lawson is so sexy, she’s a beautiful women and she’s also got that confidence and ‘it’ factor about her. She is sexy and she knows it, and she seems to embrace it.
    I want to runaway with her!

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  6. Miss

    I want to be Nigella Lawson. I love that woman!

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  7. Mim Stacey

    Ummm, I actually had to squint. It doesn’t really go out that far. She just looks hot.

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  8. Lou

    What stomach? Lets be realistic!

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  9. Kate

    They may not have removed her tummy, but that poster has still been heavily photoshopped. Lot’s of celebs have certain things they don’t want photoshopped out (freckles, scars, tattoos, birthmarks) or things they don’t want added (bigger boobs, thicker hair) whilst still requesting heavy airbrushing of everything else, so this is just business as usual.

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  10. beansbeansthemagicalfruit

    She is one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen on tv, both before and after her weight loss. Hearing things like this makes me love her even more.

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  11. ac

    ohhh Nigella AND Anthony Bourdain – sounds like an AWESOME show…hope we get to see it in Australia!!
    Two of my favs!

    Nigella is a stunning woman…a modern day Sophia Loren! cuvylicious!!

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    • CC

      I know! Think it might be on here on Tuesday night 8.30 – running off a foggy memory so check. Love them both.

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    • borogirl

      That got me excited too! Love them both.

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  12. Marnie

    Good for Nigella… She is looking fantastic these days, no need for photoshopping the tiny paunch!

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  13. Lulu

    They wanted to photoshop that? It’s barely there – at first I though this was a post-photoshop picture.

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  14. Josie

    Bravo Nigella, bravo!

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  15. Anonymous

    if they airbrushed out her tummy, they’d be airbrushing away evience of her delicious cooking !

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  16. Petal

    Good on you Nigella. You look bloody fabulous in that red dress!

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