I was a naturally aggressive left-back, a cut-throat tackler.

You see new shows coming out with the same format, slightly high end, a little bit more glossy. You think, "S - . It's just the same s - but different day."

I think reality TV now needs a big kick up the a - to get creative and be meaningful, I think. Otherwise, people are becoming famous for having no talent, based on pure exposure. That's the grating part.

They say cats have nine lives. I've had 12 already and I don't know how many more I'll have.

Bake some bread. Make a focaccia bread or bake a whole mill loaf. Do something creative, and then put the labor of love into it in the beginning. When you take that bread out of the oven and you eat it an hour- and- a- half, two- hours later, you start to appreciate it more and then you eat less because you worked so hard to make it, you appreciate it in a much better way.

There are very few chefs both in Britain and the States that really identify the secret of being consistent. And combine consistency with flavor.

Being a chef never seems like a job, it becomes a true passion.