Lanarkshire mum narrowly misses out on being Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Star

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She’s the Lanarkshire mum who took on Gordon Ramsay in his latest Apprentice-style TV show, Future Food Stars.And Lanark-born Michelle Maddox, says her determination to succeed in life and business comes from her children.The mum-of-four told Lanarkshire Live: “The kids are my world.

They are all the inspiration I need.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android “As the challenges in the show became more and more gruelling, I only needed to think of them to pick myself up and get on with it.”Michelle, who is married to Alasdair, 44, a firefighter, was one of 12 food and drink entrepreneurs competing in the BBC1 show for a chance to win a £150,000 investment.She runs Clootie McToot, Dumplings, making 1500 fruit puddings a week and is a mum to Alistair, 26, Kyle, 18, Jacob, 16 and Eve, 11.Michelle, 46, and the other contestants were put through their paces by Ramsay with a series of food tasks each week… but also the toughest of challenges.Viewers saw her jumping off cliffs in Cornwall, making lunch for mountain rescuers dining at 1000ft in the Lake District and abseiling 100ft through terrifying narrow caves at Wookey Hole in Somerset.She said: “Before Future Food Stars I was a non-adrenaline, safe, secure and risk-free person.“I did not like heights, darkness, confined places, hiking, cold water, water in