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Dave Myers, 64, appeared on Comfort Eating with Grace Dent last week.The star makes up one half of the famous travelling chef duo, the Hairy Bikers, alongside fellow food enthusiast and friend Si King, 55. MasterChef regular Grace, 48, has hosted plenty of famous guests on her podcast with The Guardian, where they discuss their favourite comfort foods before delving a bit deeper into their personal lives. After sharing some tinned tomatoes on toast, the pair went on to have a heartfelt discussion about Dave’s tough adolescence as a young carer.Grace began by asking Dave about his early childhood, where he described his unusual upbringing due to having much older parents, although he didn’t think much of it at the time. The podcast presenter then moved the conversation on to the moment where everything changed for young Dave. “Things change very suddenly when you’re eight years old and your mum is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, your dad has to take early retirement from his job at the paper mill… So how do you and your dad adapt to that?” she asked.“It was hard.

MasterChef's John Torode, 56, and wife Lisa Faulkner, 49, admit it wasn’t love at first sight when they first met, as the latter thought he was “arrogant”.They were introduced on the set of This Morning in 1996 when Lisa was being interviewed and John was cooking in the kitchen.The actress said she had noticed his “lovely, dark curly hair”, but did not get the reaction she wanted when she went over to chat to him.The Holby City star explained to The Sunday Times: “I went over to see what he was cooking and said, ‘That looks delicious’."He replied, ‘Yup’, very brusquely.“No acknowledgment, he barely looked at me and I just thought, ‘God, he’s really arrogant’.”After the unfortunate meeting, the pair did not cross paths again for another 13 years.They were reunited when Lisa took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2010, which she won.Lisa thought John was “still good looking”, but “still arrogant" while taking on the “culinary Simon Cowell role”, as his co-star Gregg Wallace was busy "cracking jokes".John, on the other hand, confessed he was “cowardly” at the start of their relationship.He explained that he was anxious to approach Lisa in case she turned him down, and that after separating from his first wife, he couldn't face another heartbreak.The chef explained: “I’d separated from my wife, which was awful, and I was reluctant to approach Lisa face to face as I didn’t fancy the prospect of her saying no.“So, I wrote her a letter. If I’d got no response, it wouldn’t matter.“Cowardly? Sh**, yeah.

Dave Myers, 64, appeared on The Guardian podcast Comfort Eating with Grace Dent yesterday.The star makes up one half of the famous travelling chef duo, the Hairy Bikers, alongside fellow food enthusiast and friend Si King, 55. MasterChef regular Grace, 48, has hosted plenty of famous guests on her podcast, where they discuss their favourite comfort foods before delving a bit deeper into their personal lives. After a heartfelt discussion about Dave’s tough adolescence as a young carer, Grace went on to ask him about his relationship with fellow Hairy Biker Si, who he’s been on the road with for nearly 20 years. After Grace remarked that it seemed like the pair are “actually, genuinely, friends”, Dave confirmed this to be true. “Oh we are!” Dave began. “We’ve been through a lot together, you know, over the years.”“Bereavements, tragedies, you know, the whole lot.

MasterChef star has since lost a whopping 4st that completely transformed his body and lifestyle.Gregg joined Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Bacon today for a chat about his radical change.He lifted the lid on how he achieved his ideal results and the stark warning health professionals gave him.He said: “I personally don't like diets because I always felt hungry.“What I do is eat three big healthy meals a day, meals that fill me up."The TV star continued: "The doctor said you have huge cholesterol here, unless you do something you're going to have a heart attack.“I went on a weight loss and fitness site and in there I tell you how I went from the guy on the left hand side of the screen [to the one on the right].“I’m 56

Nadia Sawalha has revealed that her “unbelievable” Christmas plans this year will be different from usual, which she believes is down the fact she’s begun taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to relieve her symptoms of menopause. Discussing the matter with OK!, Nadia, 57, said this year she’ll be spending Christmas day out at a restaurant, rather than at home like she usually does.

Soul singer Mica Paris has opened up on her time on the MasterChef Christmas special this time around after reaching the semi-final last year.The star admitted it was less stressful in the kitchen this year with the theme of Christmas and she made some friends along the way. Speaking to OK!, Mica revealed: "I had never met Gemma Collins before, but she’s flipping hilarious.

He explained: “We had seven trees up last year, and two of them projected snowflakes onto the ceiling.“My Italian in-laws live with me – we’ve got panettones as far as the eye can see – and we go big on everything. “Two or three joints of meat, bowls of every vegetable and four or five puddings. “Yule logs are brilliant, but my wife’s coffee panna cottas are a thing to behold.”The chef also said that Christmas is very much the time of year where he likes to let loose when it comes to drinking. He also explained that Trivial Pursuit is where he and his mum normally battle it out. Gregg said he is always the score-master of Blankety Blank.You can read the full interview in the Radio Times, out now.

MasterChef: The Professionals as a member of the show’s judging panel. Now, the chef and restaurateur has revealed whether he would ever join the main MasterChef lineup alongside John Torode and Gregg Wallace.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Marcus admitted he had never considered the hypothetical scenario.However, he stressed he believes the current MasterChef judges are “doing a great job” and that he is not needed.When asked whether he would like to join the main series, Marcus said: “That’s an interesting question.

MasterChef: The Professionals judge fell out with his fellow restaurateur when they worked together at the latter's restaurant, Aubergine, in the 90s.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Marcus, who is a father to two sons and a daughter, revealed he empathised with Gordon when he was seen in tears on TV, despite their previous disagreements.Gordon could not contain his emotions as he watched his daughter Tilly, 20, dancing on Strictly Come Dancing 2021.Marcus explained how he could relate to Gordon thanks to his own “special” bond with his daughter.He said: “I’ve got a daughter of my own and I think I go and see my daughter at school and she does things in plays and on the sports field, or gets an award, and it brings a tear to my eye.“I’ve got one

Express.co.uk about the importance of ingredients and why high quality food costs more.The food expert also shared details about his handy new range of canape recipes, which he created in partnership with Carr’s crackers in the hopes of taking some of the stress out of Christmas for those spending most of the day in the kitchen.Tom, 48, is one of the UK’s most high-profile chefs, having starred in shows like The Great British Menu, MasterChef, and Saturday Kitchen alongside James Martin.Tom is the proud owner of The Hand & Flowers and The Coach pubs, both of which have been awarded Michelin stars. The famous food expert also opened up his first London restaurant at Corinthia Hotel in 2018. When asked by Express.co.uk about his passionate

Express.co.uk about his friend James Martin, who he claims is “bigger and better” than ITV's Saturday Morning might allow viewers to think.

She added that one show she wants to do above any other is SAS: Who Dares Wins.“But then I think there’s no way I’d let someone get in my face without yelling back!” the chef added. Monica is married to husband David, the head sommelier at London Mayfair restaurant, Le Gavroche. The couple have a daughter together, who Monica doesn’t neglect to share photos of on social media. She explained that one of her dreams is to watch the Samoan sunset with her family. The star, in full view of her 189,000 followers, shared a photo of herself with David and Anais on her daughter's birthday in October 2020, saying: "Celebrating our 14yr old Babygirl today... she’s growing into a kind, caring and strong young woman...

Marcus Wareing, 51, has revealed how his relationship with Gordon Ramsay, 55, has changed over the years. The MasterChef: The Professionals judge confessed that joining his fellow chef on MasterChef US would be “pretty cool”.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Marcus explained he has not seen Gordon in years.The restaurateur also addressed the notorious feud that first erupted between them while they worked together at Gordon’s restaurant Aubergine in the 90s.He pointed out that the working relationship resulted in “great things” and that he has “a huge respect” for his former co-worker.When asked whether he still speaks to Gordon, the chef said: “I’ve not seen Gordon for years - years and years and years.

MasterChef frontman Gregg Wallace has stunned some fans by revealing he has gone to the same honeymoon destination with his different wives. Greg, 57, was chatting with Sri Lankan chef Charith whilst the contestant took part in the skills test in the latest series of MasterChef: The Professionals.

MasterChef The Professionals 2021. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the Michelin-starred chef admitted that as the contestants’ skill sets improve, the judges begin to find it harder to make a decision.Marcus explained that when this happens, the judges go into long debates to try and determine who to send home.Asked what his most difficult task is, Marcus said: “Me personally, I think it's when the cooking gets really tight and when you've got good cooks in front of you.“When the judges are struggling to send people home - that's one of the hard things for me.“And we actually go into a debate or we go into a long judging.“I think we know before we even open our mouths that this is going to be tough, that I find quite difficult

Masterchef host Gregg Wallace has showed off his lean physique as he flexed for a post-gym picture on Instagram. The 56-year-old star has transformed his body in recent years and in the new pic, he well and truly brings the heat out of the kitchen with the post, showing off his impressive, defined biceps in a white tank top and his muscular legs in black gym shorts.

Express.co.uk, Lisa said: “We started filming a new series of that in September. “We actually went into a studio. “It was difficult because we had a big stick that we had to keep away from everybody else. “Luckily we live together, so we didn't have to.” The actress and chef continued: “We had a really skeleton crew.“We had very, very, few people, and everyone kept two metres distance, and people really kept to it, so we felt very safe. “It was hard as in, you're doing your make-up, you’re putting on your clothes, and you're in your costumes and whatever. “But also, at the same time, you're sweating, and hot because you're cooking, and there’s nobody to check what you look like!”Lamenting the lack of their usual hair and make-up team on

Back in the beginning, Sarah Harding was always glammed up to the nines on her way to an event or party. But that was only one very small part of the Girl's Aloud star’s life. In fact, back in 2017 she told OK! that when the band split she saw it as her chance to live a life that was a lot quieter and away from prying eyes.

Express.co.uk, actress and chef Lisa revealed she was first alerted to the issue when the smoke alarm went off.She recalled: “I was upstairs, I just sat upstairs because he was filming downstairs.”Lisa added: “When you're in the kitchen and you've got homeschooling going on, you've got kids in the house, and it's your working kitchen, it is really difficult when someone is filming in the kitchen.“And so I was banished upstairs,” the star quipped.However, Lisa didn’t realise the full extent of the damage until John had finished filming.She continued: “And then I heard the smoke alarm go off, but I didn't realise until after the event that anything had happened, which was quite funny. “I just completely left him to it, I just thought, ‘You

MasterChef with her, despite him fronting the BBC show for 16 years.

In an exclusive video interview with OK!, Joe Swash shared his excitement of joining Celebrity MasterChef and also revealed the reason why he and fiancé Stacey Solomon have decided to delay their wedding.The former EastEnders star revealed: “We’ve got so many friends and family that we want to be there that we didn’t really want to leave anybody out.” Joe added, “Also, a cherry on top of the cake is that our little girl can be at our wedding now.” To watch the full video, simply sign up to become an OK! VIP by popping your email address below! Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now