Nancy Lam is a celebrity chef famous for her Orient

Orient

The Orient means "the East." It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is a metonym that means various parts of Asia.- Derivation :...

al food and television appearances.

Beginnings

Nancy Lam moved to London from Singapore at the age of 22. After originally training as a nurse, she gained popularity after catering for hotel guests and hosting regular barbecues for charitable events.

Lam opened her own restaurant "Enak Enak" in London in 1988. A major refurbishment of the restaurant took place between May and October 2004

Media appearances

Following writeups in the London culinary press, Nancy's cooking show was one of the launch programmes on Channel 5 in 1997. Since then, she has been a regular guest on various cookery shows, including Daily Cooks, Market Kitchen

Market Kitchen

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and This Morning

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. She has also taken part in Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep

Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep

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, Big Brother's Big Mouth, Hole in the Wall

Hole in the Wall (UK game show)

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, Saturday Night Takeaway

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and Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

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. Nancy also made a guest appearance in Big Brother 2010 (UK)

Big Brother 2010 (UK)

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to cook Thai food for the five remaining housemates.

In an episode of Celebrity Total Wipeout

Total Wipeout

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broadcast 18 September 2010, Nancy was supposed to take part but had to pull out and spectate.