I REMEMBER...
suddenly I was exposed to all these
different cultures and tastes.
Filming Street Food in 2015, I tried
everything from what I think was
whale meat preserved in urine to
raw chicken. The whale meat was
awful but the chicken was actually
quite nice.
...MISSING MY FAMILY WHILE
I WAS IN AMERICA. I did 140-odd
shows out there [including an
eponymous 2000 talk show], one day
interviewing a basketball star, the
next, Danny DeVito. But it’s all very
well seeing your name on the side of
buses, if your kids are back in Britain.
When I got offered the gig presenting
Ready Steady Cook, I came home.
...BREAKING UP WITH MY WIFE,
Clare, in 2012, but remaining
respectful. You spend a lifetime of
getting to know someone so why are
you suddenly supposed to hate
them? It’s OK that we changed. We
still have meals together at
Christmas and other special family
events. We’ve got two kids together,
so why not enjoy it?
I love having my grown-up children
[Maddie and Jimmy] at my house.
My son plays five-a-side round here.
My daughter loves my dog. And we
go to watch Arsenal together....EVEN NOW, I’M STILL
LEARNING ABOUT FOOD. While I
was in the Caribbean for the new36