Nadia Sawalha (born 18 November 1964) is an English actress and television presenter best known for her role as Annie Palmer in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 1997 to 1999.
After winning the 2007 series of Celebrity MasterChef, Sawalha has continued to make appearances on cookery shows, not only as a presenter, but also as a chef.

Biography

Sawalha is the daughter of the Jordanian-born English actor Nadim Sawalha and his English wife Roberta Lane. She is the sister of television actress Julia Sawalha. In 1997, the three starred together in Dearest Daddy... Darling Daughter at the Young Vic Theatre in South London.

Sawalha has suffered from psoriasis and has used homeopathy rather than conventional treatment.

On 25 December 1997, Sawalha's first husband Justin Mildwater committed suicide. They had been married for five years, but had split up a few months before.

On 6 June 2002, she married second husband, television producer Mark Adderley. They have two daughters, Maddy (born 25 December 2002) and Kiki (born August 2007).