INTERVIEW WITH MARK WATSON   “It is difficult for me to bond with an Alpha male like Marco who regards me, I think, as a bit of a worm. Someone who can’t cook and has just blundered into his kitchen.  Which is about right, really.”   Comedian Mark Watson, 30, has far more on his […]

INTERVIEW WITH RUTH LANGSFORD   “Because Eamonn can’t cook, he thinks I am a domestic goddess. Now I’m worried I’ll find out I’m not that good!”   TV presenter Ruth Langsford, 50, reveals that the one room in the house where she can relax without any interference from husband-to-be Eamonn Holmes is the kitchen.   […]

INTERVIEW WITH ELEN RIVES   “I am not scared of Marco. If he shouts at me, I will shout at him!”   Spanish model Elen Rives, 35, makes it quite clear how she intends to handle the legendary chef if tempers reach boiling point in the kitchen.   “I am not scared of Marco. If […]

INTERVIEW WITH TUPELE DORGU   “Shellfish. If I have to do anything with lobsters, crabs or mussels, putting them in hot water, or cracking them open, I will freak out. I can’t even look at them.”   Actress Tupele Dorgu, 32, has such a fear of shellfish, she can’t have one anywhere near her.   […]

INTERVIEW WITH KELVIN MACKENZIE   “I have never cooked…ever. I give myself a pat on the back in the morning when I pour out my cornflakes. It’s the adding of the milk. I had to go to night school for that!”   Media executive, broadcaster and former newspaper editor Kelvin MacKenzie, 63, reveals that cooking […]

INTERVIEW WITH DONNA AIR   “I spoke to Ant and Dec the other day and said, ‘Right, you’ve got to come over for dinner. I’m doing this show with Marco and I’ve got to practice!’ Hopefully I won’t kill them.”   Geordie actress, TV presenter and busy single mum Donna Air, 30, is most looking […]

INTERVIEW WITH MARCO PIERRE WHITE Tell us a bit about the new series?   “(In previous series) I’ve been the head chef, with a team of assistants who work together.  I teach them a little bit about cooking – to inspire them to want to feed the diners.  That is my job and it’s no […]

TX: Friday 16th April, 9pm   In the first week of this brand new show, TV presenter Donna Air, journalist Kelvin Mackenzie and Coronation Street actress Tupele Dorgu face the ultimate cooking challenge when they step into Marco’s kitchen.  They have just 72 hours to prepare themselves before they must each cook a full service […]

MARCO’S KITCHEN BURNOUT   “I’m the ringmaster and I will crack the whip but they will have to do everything themselves.  They really are in charge of their own destiny.” Marco Pierre White.   Marco Pierre White is back on ITV1 with TV’s toughest celebrity cooking challenge yet.  Twelve celebrities will be cooking in a […]

Well we are all awaiting the start of Marco’s Kitchen Burnout