Nadia Sawalha Net Worth

What is Nadia Sawalha's Net Worth?

Nadia Sawalha is an English television personality, actress, and vlogger who has a net worth of $4 million. Nadia Sawalha is best known as one of the original panelists on the ITV talk show "Loose Women," and is also well-known for playing Annie Palmer on the BBC One soap opera "EastEnders." In addition to regular television presenting roles, she has competed on some reality game shows, winning the second season of "Celebrity MasterChef" in 2007.

Early Life and Education

Nadia Sawalha was born on November 18, 1964, in South London, England to Jordanian-British actor Nadim Sawalha and English mother Roberta Lane. Her sister, Julia Sawalha, also later became a famous actress. Sawalha trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Woking, England.

Television Career

Sawalha had her first major television role from 1992 to 1994, playing the recurring role of Gina on the ITV comedy series "Second Thoughts." After that, she had a small recurring role on the crime thriller series "99-1," also on ITV. Sawalha landed her biggest role in 1997, as businesswoman Annie Palmer on the long-running BBC One soap opera "EastEnders." She was a series regular on the program until 1999. That year, Sawalha became a panelist on the new ITV weekday talk show "Loose Women," alongside Jane Moore and Ruth Langsford. She served as a regular panelist on the show until 2002, and later returned in 2013. During her time away from the show, Sawalha became a prolific television presenter. She presented such programs as "Soap Fever," "It's Not the Answer," "Passport to the Sun," "City Hospital," "Celebrity Driving School," "The One Show," and "Heir Hunters." In 2007, Sawalha competed on the second season of "Celebrity MasterChef," and won. Later, from 2010 to 2012, she served as a presenter and judge on "Junior MasterChef."

Between 2010 and 2013, Sawalha appeared as a panelist on the Channel 5 weekday talk show "The Wright Stuff." During that time, she also guest-presented the ITV breakfast program "Daybreak." Between 2011 and 2018, Sawalha guest-presented another ITV breakfast show, "Lorraine," on which she also served as a resident chef. Continuing with the theme of cooking, she presented "Kitchen SOS" and "Saturday Cookbook" in 2012, and co-presented "Sunday Scoop" in late 2013. In 2015, Sawalha returned to acting with a recurring guest role on the ITV sitcom "Benidorm." Also that year, she competed on the 15th season of "Celebrity Big Brother," and was evicted after 24 days. At the end of the decade, Sawalha presented her own cooking show, "Nadia's Family Feasts," which ran for one season. In the early 2020s, she competed on the Channel 4 charity game show "The Celebrity Circle" and was eliminated in the fourth episode.

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Film Career

On the big screen, Sawalha made her debut in the 1986 John Cleese comedy road film "Clockwise." Among her handful of film credits since then is the 2014 short film "The Masseuse."

Internet Career

Previously, Sawalha had YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook accounts with her fellow "Loose Women" panelist Kaye Adams. The pair did weekly vlogs, cooking videos, and reviews of films and television shows. In 2014, Sawalha launched her YouTube channel "Nadia Sawalha and Family," which was later renamed "The Sawalha-Adderleys." Originally a channel for reviewing film and television, it soon became a vlogging channel, and in late 2016 it started a subscription service. The channel features Sawalha's husband Mark, and has also included their children as well as Mark's mother Diane. Sawalha and her husband also host a podcast called "How to Stay Married (So Far)."

Personal Life

Sawalha married her first husband, Justin Mildwater, in 1992. They separated in 1997, and on Christmas that year Mildwater died by suicide. Sawalha married her second husband, Mark Adderley, in 2002. They have two daughters named Maddy and Kiki.

Sawalha has had some health issues over the years, including psoriasis, which she has dealt with through homeopathy. She also spoke in a video online about losing her hair when she was 52 due to a balding gene. In 2022, Sawalha announced on "Loose Women" that she had been diagnosed with ADHD.

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