She is back in Australia to attend the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.
And Nigella Lawson was thrilled to be reunited with her former MasterChef co-star Matt Preston at the opening night party for the event on Thursday evening.
The two friends cuddled up close and took selfies on the red carpet.
![Lovely in lilac! Youthful Nigella Lawson showed off her stunning curves in a pretty purple dress as she attended the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival on Thursday evening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/21/55768071-10649893-image-a-20_1648159015623.jpg)
Lovely in lilac! Youthful Nigella Lawson showed off her stunning curves in a pretty purple dress as she attended the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival on Thursday evening
Nigella, 62, looked resplendent in a lovely lilac dress which showed off her famous stunning curves to perfection.
She teamed the floor-length frock with a pair of metallic leather sandals and matching violet drop earrings.
The culinary beauty flaunted her incredibly youthful visage which was enhanced by a light application of makeup.
![Reunited! Nigella was thrilled to be reunited with her former MasterChef co-star Matt Preston at the event](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/21/55768035-10649893-image-a-21_1648159024501.jpg)
Reunited! Nigella was thrilled to be reunited with her former MasterChef co-star Matt Preston at the event
Meanwhile, Matt was dressed in one of his usual flamboyant outfits – a pair of black and white striped trousers, a black suit jacket and a green silk pocket square.
It comes after Nigella appeared on The Project on Tuesday evening.
During an interview on the show, she revealed that there are a number of words she pronounces incorrectly for fun, after she sparked controversy for how she says ‘microwave’.
The cook baffled fans with her pronunciation of microwave as ‘meecro-wah-vey’ in an episode of her BBC2 cooking show Cook, Eat, Repeat back in 2020.
The London-born domestic goddess said that’s not her only quirk.
![Gorgeous: She teamed the floor-length frock with a pair of metallic leather sandals and matching violet drop earrings](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/22/55770693-10649893-image-a-36_1648160756129.jpg)
Gorgeous: She teamed the floor-length frock with a pair of metallic leather sandals and matching violet drop earrings
![Cute: Nigella and Matt cuddled up close and took selfies on the red carpet](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/22/55768065-10649893-image-a-37_1648160762612.jpg)
Cute: Nigella and Matt cuddled up close and took selfies on the red carpet
![Flamboyant: Matt was dressed in one of his usual flamboyant outfits - a pair of black and white striped trousers, a black suit jacket and a green silk pocket square](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/22/55768047-10649893-image-a-38_1648160812780.jpg)
Flamboyant: Matt was dressed in one of his usual flamboyant outfits – a pair of black and white striped trousers, a black suit jacket and a green silk pocket square
‘I have other words I use. You know how all families speak in nonsense words? So, you know, I use “desecrated coconut”,’ she admitted.
‘If I get some new appliance I have to read the “destructions”. If I’m going somewhere I will have to text someone to say I’m “en croûte” you know?’ she added.
‘It’s just a joke, mispronouncing words. And what’s quite interesting is I found out afterwards – I mean all families have those words in a way.’
Nigella also confessed to enjoying a kebab after a late night on the town.
![Happy to be back: Nigella looked thrilled to be back Down Under after previously spending time in Australia to guest star on MasterChef](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/22/55768073-10649893-image-a-39_1648160817827.jpg)
Happy to be back: Nigella looked thrilled to be back Down Under after previously spending time in Australia to guest star on MasterChef
![Youthful: The culinary beauty flaunted her incredibly youthful visage which was enhanced by a light application of makeup](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/22/55768057-10649893-image-m-48_1648160924173.jpg)
![Youthful: The culinary beauty flaunted her incredibly youthful visage which was enhanced by a light application of makeup](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/22/55768063-10649893-image-a-49_1648160930849.jpg)
Youthful: The culinary beauty flaunted her incredibly youthful visage which was enhanced by a light application of makeup
‘I rather like the chip kebab. So one of my favourites is flatbread, hummus, a bit of lemon zest, some salt, some chips and wrap them up. So wonderful,’ she said.
While knocking up rich mashed potatoes with butter during a 2020 episode of Cook, Eat, Repeat, Nigella explained to fans, ‘I still need a bit of milk – full fat – which I’ve warmed in the meecro-wah-vey.’
In a series of Twitter posts afterwards, the cookbook author was forced to reply to dozens of fans explaining the microwave joke, adding she hoped that the ‘brouhaha’ would be over.
![Voluminous: Nigella's hair was coiffed in bouncy waves](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/24/22/55768067-10649893-image-a-47_1648160838596.jpg)
Voluminous: Nigella’s hair was coiffed in bouncy waves
Nigella insisted it’s part of her sense of humour to ‘deliberately pronounce things wrong’ and even joked she says Worcester as ‘wusster-shusster’.
Hoping to put an end to the discourse, Nigella tweeted: ‘Well, I do say it like that, but not because I think that’s how it’s actually pronounced’.
She then quote tweeted herself and added: ‘Can this be the end of it now?’
![Laughs: It comes after Nigella appeared on The Project on Tuesday evening. During an interview on the show, she revealed that there are a number of words she pronounces incorrectly for fun, after she sparked controversy for how she says 'microwave'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/22/11/55651075-10638973-image-a-33_1647946874114.jpg)
Laughs: It comes after Nigella appeared on The Project on Tuesday evening. During an interview on the show, she revealed that there are a number of words she pronounces incorrectly for fun, after she sparked controversy for how she says ‘microwave’