She doesn't hold a candle to Giada de Laurentiis. I love to watch her stir/whisk...so much shaking!
Well, to each their own, but it seems to me you're comparing apples to oranges.
Giada de Laurentiis is a 40 year old Italian woman who hosts a cooking show. Sure she's cute, but I can tell you 2 things about her: first, if you spent a week in Italy, and took a closer look at the average Italian woman, you wouldn't even look at Giada again, and second, any Italian woman who uses a rolling pin to stretch pizza dough is a poser, at least in my book. If she doesn't know how to stretch pizza dough with her hands, she has nothing to do in an Italian kitchen.
Nadia G, on the other hand, is a 30 year old Canadian woman, making a show that's more of a comedy, where she also cooks. Sure, her accent feels contrived, but that seems to be a trend among cooking hosts lately. Paula Deen's southern accent also feels forced, even when she IS a southerner, and, if you ask me, I'd rather watch this girl than P.D. any time of the week, sound on or off. Not to mention that Nadia G. is, as of today, the only English speaking cook I've seen that got the Genovese pesto right. Amazing how such a simple sauce seems to be so challenging for most of them.
I've seen Giada's show a couple of times in the last few weeks (in the clinic I go for therapy they have a TV, always on the food network). I like her, but I wouldn't eat any of the foods I've seen her make.
I have never seen Nadia G. other than the videos I watched on youtube last night, after I read this thread. Her foods are a lot more authentic than Giada's, and, AFAIC, the humor makes her show a lot easier to "digest" (pun intended) than any other cooking show I've seen.