"Our Star Girl": Hilda Baci Storms Guinness World Records' HQ in London, Gets Warm Reception

"Our Star Girl": Hilda Baci Storms Guinness World Records' HQ in London, Gets Warm Reception

  • Nigeria's kitchen queen, Hilda Baci, paid a visit to the Guinness World Records international headquarters in London
  • The former record title holder for the longest cooking marathon for an individual was given a warm reception
  • A lot of Nigerians who have seen the video of the visit praised Hilda and told her to keep making her country proud

Hilda Baci visited the Guinness World Records international headquarters in London, the United Kingdom.

Staff members at the world record body were excited to see her, and they all gave her a warm reception.

Hilda Baci visits Guinness World Records headquarters.
The staff members at the GWR were glad to welcome Hilda Baci. Photo credit: Twtter/@hildabacicooks.
Source: Twitter

Hilda shared a video capturing her on her way to the GWR headquarters and her experience.

She received warm handshake and hugs as she chatted excitedly with staff, who seemed pleased to have her physically at the office.

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Hilda became a world record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual after cooking for 93 hours and 11 minutes in May 2023.

She was catapulted into celebrity status because of the popularity of her cookathon, which was held in Lekki, Lagos.

However, she later lost the title to Irish chef Alan Fisher, who cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes in Japan.

Watch the video below:

Nigerians react to video of Hilda Baci at the GWR headquarters

@Ziny71637983 said:

"Nigerians are proud of you."

@Iselema said:

"Wetin they sup, you get plans to take the record back?"

@4Thefreeangels reacted:

"WOW! That must be a wonderful experience."

@zavo_gonzalez said:

"Take the glasses off indoors."

@theoloriodogwu said:

"Hilda Baci is so underrated. Can we all agree she put GWR back on the map globally? Yes, her PR team did that. Nigerians are hugely talented and need to take themselves seriously. No one was interested in that record for 4yrs until Hilda pulled up. Kudos, please."

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Hilda Baci congratulates Alan Fisher

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Hilda Baci congratulated Alan Fisher on breaking her record. She wished him well.

The top-rated chef released a tweet, saying Fisher's achievement was no small feat.

She said:

"Huge congratulations to Alan Fisher! 119hrs 57mins is a huge achievement, and I wish him all the best as the new world record holder!"

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.