FOR the nation’s pub landlords, lockdown has been nothing short of a nightmare. And with Boris Johnson still dithering over whether to end the “rule of six” measures that continue to harm our boozers, the picture for many remains bleak.
TV chef and proud publican Tom Kerridge knows only too well how this hardship feels. The star, who has grafted in the hospitality trade since he was in his teens, had to shut down everything he had ever worked for, took his beloved Porsche back to the car showroom and put his staff on furlough.
Speaking to The Sun, Tom said: “I worried we wouldn’t open again. I feared for everything we had ever worked for.” But the genial chef refused to let it get him down — and did his level best to turn his situation.
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