This Morning is one of the best-loved daytime shows on British TV.
Watched by millions of viewers each day, it's no surprise celebrities rush to appear on the weekday ITV programme. And the popular show wouldn't be the same without its regular dose of mouth-watering food.
Famous chefs from far and wide regularly star on the show, treating viewers to a culinary masterclass. Over the years, a number of chefs have had repeat appearances after winning fans over with their impressive skills.
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One such favourite is John Torode. But many adoring fans don't know what his life is like away from the cameras.
Here, we take a look at the kitchen whizz's life, from "blagging" his way onto This Morning and marrying a MasterChef winner.
The Daily Star reports Australian native John Torode was one of the first award-winning chefs to appear on This Morning after "blagging" his way onto the show where he later became a household name. The cook first started his culinary career at the age of 16 where he developed a passion for cooking from his grandmother in Australia.
He then went on to attend a catering college and worked for the Conran restaurants in the UK where he met his fellow MasterChef judge Greg Wallace while working at Quaglino’s. But it was his role on This Morning which made him a cookery connoisseur when he managed to swindle his way onto the show back in 1996.
Speaking at the time, John said: “If you want to do anything in life, you've got to be bold enough to start out. That’s how my TV career began. I was a young chef working at Mezzo in London when a TV crew came in to do some filming.
"As they left, I said to the producer, ‘If you need anyone again for TV, I’m up for it!’” He added: “Next thing I know, I'm on This Morning.”
Just nine years later the presenter went on to launch his famous cookery show MasterChef alongside Greg which tasked everyday cooks with the opportunity of producing Michelin star quality food. The overwhelming success of the show, and the spin-off celebrity version, eventually led to the chef meeting his future wife Lisa Faulkner in 2010, despite the fact the pair were still married to their former partners at the time.
It was a further five years before John asked Lisa out on a date, but it’s clear to see they are made for each other. After four years of dating the happy couple went on to tie the knot in 2019 where they married at Aynhoe Park in Oxfordshire in front of their close family and friends which stretched over two days.
Lisa told Hello! Magazine at the time: “I love being with him. We don’t stop talking – chat, chat, chat. He’s like my best mate.” John has four children from his previous relationships, two children from his 14-year-long marriage to Jessica Torode named Lulu and Jonah.
He also has two more children from his first marriage to Angela Torode, named Casper and Marselle. Lisa is a mum to her daughter Billie, who she adopted with her former husband Chris Coghill in 2006 after the actress underwent four rounds of failed IVF treatment, several miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV and the ITV Hub
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