8. Nigella Lawson
Nigella Lawson is a popular English TV presenter and cooking show host. She is also a world renowned author. Her book titled How to be a Domestic Goddess won the British Book Award for Author of the Year.
Writing was what brought her closer to the love of her life, John Diamond the journalist. They met in 1986 when they were both writing for The Sunday Times.
Six years later, they got married. They were living a happy life with two children. Then, bad news struck in 1997. John was diagnosed with cancer.
His death in 2001 put Nigella in misery. She was suffering from a depression. However, she moves on with her life and her career. She kept all of the press clippings from her late husband’s death in what she called her Morbidobox.