RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

The nutritionist Emily English invites us into her dream kitchen to chat about her plans for a family, how it felt to become a millionaire and what she really thinks of Ozempic

- LAURA BENJAMIN

Standing in the beautiful kitchen that her nutritional empire helped to build, it’s no wonder that Emily English says she sometimes has to pinch herself.

Em the Nutritionist, as she is known to her 2.2 million followers on Instagram, recently moved into a newly renovated home in southwest London with her husband, Aaron McFeely, and it’s here that her deliciously healthy — and viral — recipes are filmed for social media.

Emily’s videos have registered millions of views, becoming the basis of a hugely successful business. In the past year, she has released two bestselling cookbooks and has been declared a millionaire, while her gut-health supplement brand, Epetome, recently attracted a multimillion-pound investment. Not bad for someone who’s only 30 years old.

SHOCK SUCCESS

“I pinch myself every single day that I’ve been able to do this, just from making videos on social media,” Emily tells HELLO! when we meet for this exclusive photoshoot and interview. “It’s actually nuts. It’s happened so fast that it’s taken a very long time for it to feel like mine, and sometimes it doesn’t feel real.”

But real it is, as shown by the magnificent space in which she works her culinary magic.

The kitchen, which contains a large stainless-steel central island with 4D porcelain marble-effect worktops and bespoke wooden cabinetry, was designed with a nod to the kitchens where her grandmother, a chef who inspired her to cook when she was growing up, used to work.

Her favourite part of the room is the hidden pantry and her most-used gadget is her air fryer.

Emily and Aaron, a brand strategist, married in September 2024, and creating their new home has been a labour of love.

Before moving in last year, they gutted the property, which had previously been two flats.