My sister lives in New York and she was struck…

My sister lives in New York and she was struck by how class-ridden the reviews were. Everyone had to mention that I’m posh. British people are obsessed by that. I said to John, ‘I’m not posh.’ Is my voice posh?”

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As quoted in “Say What You Like About Nigella Lawson” by Alex Bilmes in Q Magazine (January 2001)

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