Mmmm... Dahl-icious!

This is the saucy TV dish that has well-seasoned hotpot Nigella Lawson stewing.

For sexy Sophie Dahl has a new cookery show. And it's full of the kind of spice that made Nigella, 50, famous.

We've had an exclusive peak at BBC2 show Delicious Miss Dahl and can reveal the 32-year-old model whips up plenty of excitement on screen.

Salivating viewers are treated to close-ups of svelte Sophie as she samples whipped cream in tight-fitting, low-cut dresses. An insider told the News of the World: "The close-up camera work is a carbon copy of the kind that got everyone talking about Nigella's show. It sees Sophie tasting her dishes and licking her fingers with glee."

The Beeb hope size 8 Sophie will prove to be as big a ratings winner as Nigella. Each episode of her new show, which airs at the end of the month, has a theme such as romance and nostalgia.

In episode one, Dahl talks about how smoked haddock has "a sexy smell" and tells viewers she's had a bra named after her. Our sauce added: "Nigella will be quaking in her high heels when she sees this."

So it's dumplings out... and let batter-l commence!sofia.zagzoule@notw.co.uk