Hordes of cooking fans queued outside a Norwich department store for the chance to meet Nigella Lawson.

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The 57-year-old was at Jarrolds on Tuesday afternoon to sign copies of her new book, At My Table.

The book celebrates the food she loves to cook for friends and family and features recipes for dishes such as chicken fricassee and sticky toffee pudding.

One man, who was the first in the queue, said: 'I've always been a big fan of Nigella, I like her programme. I think she's beautiful to look at, a nice person and a lovely personality.'

Another fan added: 'She was really lovely, she was really a people's person, she was so warm and we were really excited to meet her, it didn't disappoint at all.'

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To accompany the book, a six-part television series started on BBC2 this week.

Nigella Lawson began her career as a reviewer and restaurant critic, releasing her first cookery book in 1998. Her second book, How to Be a Domestic Goddess earned her the British Book Award for Author of the Year..