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'Bedraggled' Nigella Lawson 'heartbroken' and forced to cancel event amid airport chaos
She continued: “It was at first delayed and then we all got on hoping to take off and the captain announced that they had dropped the ball on this one and failed to get a co-pilot, and there was no other plane that I could get on that would get me there on time.”Nigella insisted: “I am so sorry, I'm really heartbroken, I was so looking forward to the night and I hate this inconvenience that you've been put in.“As I say, sorry about my bedraggled appearance but I am terribly sorry.“I hope something can be rearranged but that doesn't help us all tonight.“Thanks for your understanding, bye,” she said before blowing a kiss to the camera.Alongside the video, Nigella wrote: "DALLAS EVENT TONIGHT IS CANCELLED. I'm so upset to have to announce this."Fans of the My Kitchen Rules star rushed to the tweet’s replies to send her their support.TracyLWard24 penned: “Hello my lovely, I’m so sorry to see your sad news about your show tonight.“Like you, I hope that for those who had tickets for tonight’s event, something can be rearranged.“I had prepared a card for you as I have been doing, however having seen your sad news I decided it was best not to send it.“I do hope that you are able to get where you need to be for your next show and hope that these problems are sorted out very very soon.Sending you a big virtual hug, my lovely.Tracy.”WhimsyTX said: “Not your fault.
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John Torode shares highlight of meeting late Queen 'Something I never thought I'd do'
John Torode, 57, has been fortunate to meet the late Queen Elizabeth II on two occasions, having first met in 2009.The MasterChef judge spoke to Express.co.uk about the "great" opportunity he had when visiting Buckingham Palace.John is known for being the face of BBC's MasterChef since 2005 alongside greengrocer, Gregg Wallace.Due to his highly successful cooking career, John has been given the opportunity to meet the Queen on two occasions.Recalling the events to Express.co.uk, John revealed: "The first time I met her was about 2009 and it was a sort of large gathering of around 600 people and you got moved from room to room, it was very formal."The most exciting thing was driving through the gates in my car."That was great. I mean, driving through the gates of Buckingham Palace is something I never thought I'd ever be able to do."I mean, I worked there with Masterchef but I never thought I would experience driving through!"He then opened up about the "great honour" he felt meeting such a powerful monarch.John continued: "The Queen, I mean, I suppose it's one of those great, great honours."The second meet, it was a private audience, which was for something about Australians, who were working in the UK and were high profile and so there was a lineup of Hugh Jackman, Jason Donovan, myself, it was just great!"It was really really interesting to meet her face to face and have a proper little chat."She’s an incredible woman who went and spoke to the 200 people in each room."People come up to you and talk to you about how to address the Queen.
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'Helps because she's quite attractive' John Torode on working relationship with wife Lisa
John Torode, 57, met his now-wife Lisa Faulkner, 50, in 2010 when she won Celebrity MasterChef.The celebrity chef has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about why his relationship with Lisa works so well, admitting that it helps that she's "quite attractive".John and Lisa are not shy of working together, having secured many joint cooking shows in recent years, including ITV's John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen.The pair married in 2019, following their engagement at the end of 2018 - and their relationship appears to be going from strength to strength.Express.co.uk asked John about his working relationship with his wife and how they keep their romance alive.John replied: "We do very different things at different times, so we are not always together and we’re not always home."I’ve even been away a few days this week and I only got back yesterday."So you know, I’m in the house for a couple of hours and then I disappear and when she has stuff on we probably won’t see each other all weekend."John then shared a personal insight into what he thinks helps their relationship run so smoothly.He admitted to Express.co.uk: "So, you know, when it actually comes to working together, it's actually really nice."Oh, yeah. It helps because we like each other which is good and she's quite attractive, you know?"We bounce off each other really nicely.
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John Torode hits back after being mocked for This Morning mishap 'I can't be embarrassed!'
John Torode, 57, famously burned a tea towel live on air as he cooked a traditional English breakfast in 2020 on This Morning.The Celebrity MasterChef host has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about why he is not "embarrassed" about what happened and why he thinks he dealt with the situation "quite well".Speaking about the incident, John told Express.co.uk: "It was very good TV, but I mean I suppose it’s something that happens when you work in professional kitchens you have to stay in control and not panic."You can’t lose control, you have to continue with what you’re doing. I mean, I also can’t be embarrassed because it happens."John was recreating a McDonalds McMuffin in April 2020 at his home and was appearing on This Morning via video call.As John began to toast the muffins he failed to notice a tea towel left on the hob had set alight.Hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby frantically tried to warn John but his cries were left unheard as the flames got bigger.Luckily, John finally spotted the fire and dealt with it very professionally, throwing it into the sink as his alarm began to ring in the house.Recalling what happened, John told Express.co.uk: "Again, you need to remember at that time we were in full lockdown."I had some camera equipment, which I'd had to set up myself inside my own home kitchen.
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'Ruins it!' Lisa Faulkner details whether husband John Torode shares MasterChef spoilers
Celebrity MasterChef spoilers from John Torode, 57, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The star insisted that knowing the results ahead of time would “ruin” the show for her, and that she makes sure she gets no inside intel from her husband ahead of time, as she still “has a lot of love” for the series.Lisa spoke to Express.co.uk about her family life with John as part of a wider interview about encouraging families to be more connected during meal times.The star has teamed up with cracker company Carr’s to help create some tasty recipes that will hopefully spark conversations and deter families from looking at their phones during dinner.Lisa and John are a real power couple when it comes to cooking shows, with John having hosted MasterChef since 2005 and Lisa winning the celebrity version of the series in 2010.Since then, they have coupled up on camera as well as in real life to co-present John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen, which launched on ITV in 2019.Speaking about Celebrity MasterChef, which is currently in its 17th series, Lisa revealed how she felt about receiving spoilers from John.Asked if her husband ever let things slip, she admitted: “The thing is that I could probe him, but I never want to because it just ruins it.“Sometimes I know certain things, just because I come to judge the show sometimes, so I’ve seen people or there are people you vaguely know who are on it.“But no, I never ever want to find out what happens because it’s so exciting to watch!”Lisa went on to share how much she is enjoying the current series, which includes celebs like Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones, GB News presenter Kirsty Gallacher and Call the Midwife’s Cliff Parisi.“I am watching!” she confirmed.
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‘Wouldn’t say it about other ethnic groups’ Gordon Ramsay's rant enrages Cornish officials
comments yesterday on BBC Radio 2, several Cornish officials have slammed the popular chef. Gordon, 55, has angered the people of Cornwall once more, after previously coming to blows with them over Covid lockdown rules.Following his on-air rant to Vernon Kay yesterday, even the leader of the Cornish nationalist party weighed in on the on-going feud. Gordon owns property on the Cornish coast, and was initially hit with backlash from locals when he chose to isolate with his family there during lockdown. After previously aiming shots at the Cornish, Gordon once again caused controversy when he told Vernon: “Trust me, I absolutely love Cornwall, it's just the Cornish I can't stand.”When quizzed on the remark by Zoe Ball's stand-in host Vernon Kay, Gordon refused to apologise and instead doubled down, adding: “I promise I did mean it.”After hearing of Gordon's comment, the leader of Cornish nationalist party Mebyon Kernow, Dick Cole, said: “I am really disappointed to hear Gordon Ramsay's divisive comments and his lack of respect for the Cornish people.“It is shocking he deems it OK to make such a statement that he'd presumably not make about other national or ethnic groups. “I sincerely hope he will reflect on his words and apologise.”Dick’s comments reflect the government’s recognition that Cornish people are a national minority with their own language, much like the Welsh.Boss of Visit Cornwall Malcolm Bell also hit back at Gordon’s comments.He said: “I absolutely love chefs but can't stand Gordon Ramsay. “Cornwall is a wonderful place with wonderful people.”However, a spokesperson for the chef said: “Gordon has made these tongue-in-cheek comments many, many times. “Always, very clearly, said in good humour and seen that
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‘It was terrible!’ Benidorm star Crissy Rock 'blames MasterChef' for horror cooking injury
Celebrity MasterChef back in 2020, but the star has since shared how the show encouraged her to take her cooking one step too far.The comedienne detailed the horrific moment she “smashed her jaw” in her own kitchen at home, in a candid interview with Express.co.uk.Crissy will be taking on a whole new challenge this February when she steps into the world of musical theatre with an all-star cast for Cruising Through Menopause.Arriving as a sequel to Menopause the Musical, which has been hailed as the “ultimate girls’ night out”, the show is set to embark on a six-month tour of the UK and Ireland this Spring with Crissy leading the charge.However, last year, things took a turn for the worse for Crissy, when she was forced to undergo surgery following a terrible accident she had shortly after her stint on Celebrity MasterChef.Crissy admitted that she loved competing in the BBC programme, but also quipped that the show was at fault for her accident.Inspired by her stint on the challenging programme, Crissy started to experiment in the kitchen, which is what led to her hellish cooking injury. “I’ll blame MasterChef, I was alright with a tin opener. It made me become adventurous!” she joked.Remembering her time on the show, Crissy explained: “Oh, that was a disaster for me, MasterChef.“When I got back though, because I’m not really a cook or nothing, I really got into it.

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