If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that's exactly what I did.

Being on a soccer pitch is not the same as being in a kitchen when things are going wrong.

It's shocking that so many children still live in fear as a result of violence in the home, and don't know who to turn to for help and support. As a child survivor of domestic violence I can remember the fear and isolation. I'm delighted to support the Hideout, the new Women's Aid website for children and young people. I know it could have made a real difference to me and will provide great comfort and support to thousands of children.

I don't think it's a good advert for any restaurant, a fat chef, and secondly, who wants to eat a dessert when the chef's a fat pig.

If you want to think about cooking, and it's a high-five, laid back motion, then flip burgers and dress Caesar salad, don't try to pitch in the premier league of restaurant. Build up to it, by all means.

I am well aware that a chef is only as good as his last meal.

Two key ingredients in any successful chef: a quick learner and someone with a sharp brain.