Crazy Sexy Food

Who doesn’t love Saturday Kitchen?! It really sums up the weekend for me, coffee in hand, on the sofa as Matt Tebbutt hosts guests and chefs and talks all things food. Well, I finally got Matt over to mine – he was a little hungover and asked for a Ribena (legend) and he opened up about his career as a chef working for Marco Pierre White and for himself, as well as the time Marco fired him! He rea...

Welcome to Season 5 everyone! It’s been a long summer but I’m back better than ever! I had to kick things off with a lil’ rock ‘n’ roll, so invited Jo Wood on for a chat! We talk all about her time on tour with The Rolling Stones, what Keith Richards thinks about her organic lifestyle and the reason why she didn’t eat between 1980-1982!! (can you guess why?!) She describes her beautiful new home i...

I can’t believe we’re at the end of Season 4! Where did the time go? I’m leaving you with a fun, nostalgic selection of some of the best answers to the famous quickfire questions I ask all the guests and the end of a chat. These are 6 of my favourites. Obviously I love everyone’s answers, but you all don’t have all day! So enjoy this selection, and I will see you all after summer for Season 5! Tha...

I want Zac Posen to be my new BFF. The globally renowned fashion designer joins me this week and takes me through his wonderful, bohemian childhood growing up in downtown New York City. We cover everything, from his experience dressing the most well known celebrities in the world, his favourite packet of crisps, and he explains exactly how he likes his matzah balls in his soup. He also discusses h...

All my teenage dreams were made true this week as I sat down and spoke with the former editor of ELLE Magazine, Lorraine Candy. What a powerhouse! Mother of 4, successful writer and journalist, open water swimmer and hater of beetroot!! She’s just released her first book, Mum What’s Wrong With You?: 101 Things Only Mothers Of Teenage Girls Know and she gives some great advice about parenting, havi...

It was so lovely to be joined by Fat Tony this week. The DJ to the stars has had a very colourful life. From his days of eating the best homemade roast dinners at home in Pimlico, to embarking on a more than 2-decade drug addiction, which saw him spend £1 million on drugs, to becoming sober and having a second chance at life.  We cover all topics – from some of his favourite parties he’s DJed...

It was wonderful to have acclaimed plant based chef, Bettina Campolucci Bordi on this week. She’s just finished writing her third book and spared me some time to talk all about her colourful upbringing in Tanzania and Sweden and the difference in food culture. She dissects the vegan vs plant based debate and details how she got into the food industry via the hotel and hospitality industries. ...

Let me just put a PSA out there; this is the most hilarious, raw and explicit episode I have recorded yet! This week is all about Disciples, the house DJs and producers and the men behind the global success hit, How Deep Is Your Love? Which featured Calvin Harris. I call them my friends, but tried to be as professional as possible. I’m not sure I succeeded? You can be the judge of that! I sat down...

It was so great to have Russell Kane joining me this week. Not only did he make me laugh at every moment, but he blew me away with his insane passion for Indian and South Asian food. He really knows his stuff! We also discuss how you gage whether you’re a funny person or not, and his new podcast, Man Baggage, and he shocks me somewhat with his recollection of the craziest food he’s ever eaten! @ru...

If you’re in your 30s then you’ll definitely remember Dawn Richard from her time on MTV’s Making The Band which pushed her into the limelight as part of the girl group, Danity Kane. She then joined forces with Puff Daddy and formed Diddy-Dirty Money, gaining huge success around the world. Fast forward to present day, and she’s back with a new solo album, an incredible vegan pop up food truck in he...

Ever felt like the health and fitness world feels a bit eerily overwhelming and intimidating? Especially with the glamorous influx of the social media influencer? Well, enter Alice Living. As the UK’s most prominent health and fitness influencer, she has a realistic and approachable way about her and discusses all about body acceptance, why exercise won’t necessarily make you lose weight, why pole...

If you live in London you’ve definitely spotted The Felix Project’s lime green vans driving around the city, redistributing food to those in need, to different refuges, and the vulnerable. The past year has been like no other, and Mark Curtin, CEO of The Felix Project, has been working tirelessly alongside an amazing group of volunteers, making sure everyone gets fed.  On this episode, we dis...

I have wanted to get Poorna Bell onto the podcast for so long, and finally my dreams are reality! If you haven’t heard about Poorna, she’s a force to be reckoned with. She’s the former Executive Editor of HuffPost UK, and the author of 2 incredible books, documenting her journey in the aftermath of devastatingly loosing her husband, Rob, to suicide. She’s back with a new novel, Stronger, all about...

What a delightful man, José Pizarro is. He truly is a ray of Spanish sunshine! On this week’s episode, we discuss the state of the hospitality industry in the wake of COVID, lighten things up by exploring tapas food and where it actually originates from (I had no idea!) and we bond over the full experience of dining out and the “dance” that happens in his kitchens. Born and raised in a small villa...

Now this is a great angle to talk about food! What better way to talk shop than with the don of dermatology, Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank. Known to have helped so many people worldwide, as well as many well-known ‘faces’, Dr. Paul’s approach to aging is all about Pro-Aging. We’re sold the idea of anti-aging and how products will reverse the inevitable, but why don’t we just change our mindset?  We’r...

Ferne McCann is a woman after my own heart. She themes her dinner parties (Mexican night anyone?!) and she loves a frazzle!!  The star of TOWIE and First Time Mum talks to me all about being on the reality show that changed her life, her love of food and cooking for others, and her pet hate of fussy eaters! Her loaded house – she’s living with her boyfriend, gay BFF and daughter! – is full of...

If you haven’t heard of Eitan Bernath, where have you been hiding?! The social media sensation hit the big time when he went viral on Tik Tok with his crazy cooking videos. Since garnering international attention, Eitan is known for his high octane, sometimes crazy video tutorials. Imagine cooking a steak with a hair straightener… deep frying water… That kinda thing! He may only be 18 but Eitan ha...

Season 4 SAY WHAAAAAT! Oh, how I have missed you all! It feels so good to be back! It was a pleasure to kickstart the season with Gizzi Erskine, the beautiful and hugely talented chef, TV personality and model! She may be a trained body piercer, but we are here for the food! The pop-up restaurant veteran discusses her lifechanging time at culinary school, growing up with a very bohemian mother and...

It’s the end of the year, and sadly the end of Season 3! And what a season it’s been!! To finish off this epic assortment of brilliant chats, I chat with model and campaigner Felicity Hayward, who’s most probably the most well-known curve model in the UK. We talk everything from being scouted whilst she was impersonating Anna Nicole Smith (!!), her relationship with food as both a child and adult,...

Caroline Vreeland is a force to be reckoned with. She’s a musician, a model, an actress, a muse. As the great granddaughter of the infamous fashion editor, Diana Vreeland, Caroline is carving her way as a multifaceted phenomenon. Not only does she own the aforementioned talents, but she first caught my eye through her evocative and sexy love of food. Her Instagram is dotted with suggestive and ple...

What a nostalgic experience it was chatting with Shaggy on this episode! He wrote the soundtrack to my youth; his unique voice banging out tunes such as Oh Carolina, Mr Boombastic, Angel and It Wasn’t Me. He’s now back with a new album for the festive season, Christmas In The Islands, which features the likes of Ne-Yo, Beenie Man and Joss Stone. What a guy Shaggy is! We talk all things Jamaica, th...

Josh Franceschi is the lead singer of You Me At Six, one of the UK’s biggest rock bands. You may think it’s all rock ‘n’ roll, but Josh is also an undercover foodie, whilst being a vegan for 6 years. His Corsican heritage meant he’s grown up with a very healthy attitude towards food and different cuisines. He and his bandmates – who are his childhood friends, not only have the newly anticipated al...

Jerrod Blandino lights up a room, well – he lit up my laptop when he recorded in from California for this episode. As the co-founder of the billion dollar make up brand, Too Faced, Jerrod is also a fabulous baker thanks to his #BakeUpWithJerrod Instagram series. He and his husband, Jeremy, have the most beautiful house with TWO kitchens – yes two, which I ogle over. We bond over leopard print, cle...

Lauren Mahon is an inspiration. I hadn’t met her before this recording (well, technically I still haven’t as we recorded remotely), but I feel like I’ve known her for years. Lauren is the brainchild behind Girl Vs Cancer. The community, platform and merchandise brand that she set up after devastatingly being diagnosed with breast cancer at just 31. Her motivation to crush the cancer taboo amongst...

It was the day before national lockdown 2.0 and I just had to get this recording in face to face! Kate Halfpenny is the founder and designer behind the British label and bridal brand Halfpenny London. Not only did she design my wedding dress (!!) but she has dressed some of the biggest names in the industry from Rihanna to Kate Moss, Erin O’Connor to Emilia Fox! Kate opens up about what a difficul...