Nigella Lawson’s confessions have come back to haunt her as she’s attempted to board a flight from London to the US.
Last year during a trial during which her former housekeepers were accused of stealing, the cooking queen admitted to a courtroom that she had used cocaine seven times and had smoked cannabis in front of her children. The confession came as a shock to fans who had Nigella Lawson pinned as the ultimate domestic goddess — a far cry from the picture painted through her confessions.
After what must have been a truly debilitating trial for Nigella and a very public divorce, the star has seemed to be getting back on her feet this year but now is being forced to re-live the nightmare that was the end of 2013 thanks to US authorities who have denied her access into the country because of the confessions.
After tweeting, “Off line for a while enjoying the ultimate; a holiday break with no signal! Will miss you all though. Know I will be eating on your behalf” it was revealed the star never even managed to board the flight…
The Daily Mail reports that she cleared check-in and security before being turned away from the flight with an onlooker reporting, “She didn’t seem to say much, but she did not look happy. She could not get on the flight so she had to turn around and leave.”
Nigella was scheduled to be landing in Los Angeles to build her television career as a judge on the show The Taste and, in fact, was granted entry into the US on New Year’s Day to film an interview for the show just weeks after her initial confession so this denial of entry must have come as quite the shock for both the star and the show.
If the push back seems odd and even a little unfair to you, you’re not alone. Immigration lawyer Steven Heller implied that the celebrity factor more than likely counted against Nigella in this instance, telling Daily Mail, “I strongly doubt that if someone who was not particularly notable made an admission in court proceedings about past drug use, it would not come up.
It is expected Nigella will seek legal help to appeal to US authorities for permission to travel.
