Nigella's heated interview over sexual innuendo use

Nigella Lawson has hit back at The Project's Hamish Macdonald after he questioned her use of sexual innuendo in cooking videos.  

The Project co-host probed the 58-year-old during her appearance on Tuesday's episode, insisting he had 'quotes' to refute Nigella's previous claims she never used euphemisms.

But Hamish was left eating humble pie after Nigella asked the journalist to explain what he thought she meant when saying things like 'my empty vessels are ready to be loaded'.

'I was really intrigued to read you rejecting all the analysis of your cooking shows containing innuendos, saying "I don't do it on purpose, it's not part of the plan,"' Hamish began.

'But I've got some quotes [to prove it]'.

Hamish read out some of Nigella's most suggestive instructions such as 'my empty vessels are ready to be loaded; I adore the way it comes bulging up over the rims...'

The celebrity chef looked mortified as he rattled off out of context quotes, cutting Hamish off mid-sentence with several stuttering denials.

Nigella's dissatisfaction appeared to make it hard for her to string together a complete thought, the chef waving her arms in denial.

'But why? Tell me this: It's an empty vessel,' she eventually managed, using her hands to simulate pouring something into an empty container.

'I, but, but... yes, but when I say it, I...' she offered in another half-finished defence, clearly growing more flustered by the second.

'You have this way of saying things,' Hamish offered by way of further explanation.

'I have this way of people projecting things on me!' Nigella hit back, 'I'm so not [the kind of person who would do that intentionally].'

The beloved chef insisted she rarely even understood the euphemisms she supposedly sprinkles into her instructional videos.

'I often don't get it, I need you to explain it to me' she replied, finally managing to smile about the awkward exchange. 

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