SATURDAY Kitchen’s Matt Tebbutt had huge shoes to fill when he replaced James Martin in 2016. The charismatic Yorkshireman, 49, was a firm favourite with housewives during his 10 years on the show, and had enough banter to keep husbands entertained too.
Ratings more than doubled to 2.5million when James took over from previous host Anthony Worrall Thomspon in 2006 - and some questioned whether the BBC programme would survive without him.
But five years on from James's exit, Matt, 47, has proven more than up to the challenge, developing his own devoted fan base thanks to his natural ease in front of the camera while cooking, chatting to celebrity guests and serving up their idea of food heaven and food hell.
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