Inside Lisa Faulkner's glam life - Emmerdale snub, family death and bikini snaps

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BBC's EastEnders and Holby City. The actress, who turns 50 on February 16, even turned down a major soap role to pursue her cooking career which was clearly the right decision as she now has her own cooking show with her famous husband.

Lisa married MasterChef judge John Torode, 56, in 2019 and between them they share five children. This month Lisa will be celebrating a milestone birthday, she will be turning 50, the Daily Star takes a look into her incredible career.

Lisa said "I do" to MasterChef judge John Torode in 2019 after meeting nine years early following the hit cooking show.The pair got married in an intimate ceremony in Aynhoe Park, a luxurious manor house in Banbury, Oxfordshire.The actress wore a stunning ivory gown complete with a sweetheart neckline and sheer lace detailing across her chest.Her blonde locks were worn half-up, half-down, and she kept her makeup simple, allowing her natural beauty to shine through.Between the couple they share five children - Lisa's adopted daughter Billie 15, whom she shares with ex-husband and co-star Chris Coghill and John's grown up sons Casper, Marselle and teenagers from another relationship Jonah, 17 and Lulu, 15.

Lisa has previously revealed that John's children call her "the feeder" and a "pushover". She said: "Anything they want gets made because John and I both love cooking.