Lisa Faulkner reveals husband John Torode’s children call her ‘the feeder’ and ‘a pushover’… and says ‘they don’t know how lucky they are!’
Lisa Faulkner has shared a glimpse at her relationship with her stepchildren.
The actress-turned-TV cook, 49, married MasterChef judge John Torode, 56, two years ago, and share five children between them: Lisa’s adopted daughter Billie, 15, and John’s grown-up sons Casper and Marselle, and teenagers from another relationship, Jonah, 17, and Lulu, 15.
‘Our kids have the best food life you can imagine,’ Lisa told The Sun. ‘Whatever they ask for tea, they get. They will be like, ‘Can we have Korean fried chicken?’, ‘Could you make chicken Milanese, or tacos?’
Stepmother: Lisa Faulkner has shared a glimpse at her relationship with her stepchildren
‘Anything they want gets made because John and I both love cooking. And if we don’t know how to make it, we’ll find out. But John knows pretty much everything anyway.
‘The kids don’t know how lucky they are when it comes to food. My stepkids call me ‘the feeder’ and ‘pushover Lisa’.’
Lisa was previously married to fellow actor Chris Coghill, who she co-parents Billie with.
She met John on Celebrity MasterChef 2010 and is now a regular returning guest judge on the continuing series – the current run coming to a close on Friday, with Kadeena Cox, MBE crowned 2021 champion.
Blended family: The actress-turned-TV cook, 49, married MasterChef judge John Torode, 56, two years ago [pictured on their show John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen]
Pre-Lisa: John is pictured with now ex-wife Jessica and their son and daughter in London in 2010
The Paralympic sprinter reigned victorious against Joe Swash and Megan McKenna in the finale, after four heat weeks, one week of semi-finals and an impressive final week.
The Gold medallist, who has Multiple Sclerosis, said: ‘I gave everything I could today. I am absolutely buzzing. This smile is not disappearing from my face for a while…
‘I am just proud of myself for doing it. I didn’t change who I was, I learnt along the way but I was still Kadeena right to the end. It has just been a great journey and one that I am never going to forget.’
The pair share five children between them: Lisa’s adopted daughter Billie, 15, and John’s grown-up sons Casper and Marselle, and teenagers from another relationship, Jonah, 17, and Lulu, 15 [pictured 2019]
Woo! Kadeena Cox, MBE was crowned champion on Friday as she reigned victorious on BBC One’s Celebrity MasterChef 2021
On her win, judge John said: ‘So many times during this year’s competition I forgot Kadeena had Multiple Sclerosis and was not only battling for the trophy but had her own personal battle going on. She just never let up, she didn’t stop!…
‘For me she is a true inspiration. Her food is special, not just because it is technically brilliant but also because it has heart, it’s got soul and it’s got love.’
Co-judge Greg Wallace added: ‘What a lovely, lovely final. Today from Kadeena we got very special dishes. It’s not just the quality of Kadeena’s cooking, it’s the originality of the ideas. There is a reason she has a bedroom full of medals, she is a serious competitor.’
In the final episode, Kadeena, alongside other finalists Megan and Joe, had two hours to present a flawless three-course meal, cooked to the very highest standards to impress the judges.
Celebration: The Gold medallist, who has Multiple Sclerosis, said: ‘I gave everything I could today. I am absolutely buzzing. This smile is not disappearing from my face for a while’
Win: In the final episode, Kadeena, alongside other finalists Megan and Joe, had two hours to present a flawless three-course meal, cooked to the very highest standards to impress the judges
Her winning menu kicked off with a starter of torched salmon marinated in lime juice with caviar, tempura prawn topped with a crab meat mayonnaise, asparagus salad and a Bloody Mary granite.
She followed on with a main course of French trimmed rack of lamb, Caribbean curried goat pie, roasted carrots, spinach, silver skin onions and a lamb curry sauce.
To finish she dished up a Choux au Craquelin filled with mascarpone whipped cream with hazelnut praline crumb and tempered chocolate.
The final followed a week of intense pressure where the stars were immersed in a culinary tradition that’s been part of British culture for over 600 years – the pie.
Star: Kadeena of Team Great Britain is pictured at the National Lottery’s ParalympicsGB Homecoming on Sunday
Working at the Holborn Dining Rooms Pie Room with chef Calum Franklin they had to produce a pie fit for the dining room of experts.
They then went back to the MasterChef kitchen, where the final five created one exceptional dish inspired by the flavours of the sweet shop.
Finally, they faced the formidable Chef’s Table which was hosted by legendary chef Tom Kerridge in the MasterChef kitchen.
The finalists delivered food of an exceptional standard to impress some of the best chefs in the country – Michel Roux Jr. (2 Michelin stars), Lisa Goodwin-Allen (1 Michelin star), Paul Ainsworth (1 Michelin star) and Aktar Islam (1 Michelin star).
Proud: Gregg added: ‘What a lovely, lovely final. Today from Kadeena we got very special dishes. It’s not just the quality of Kadeena’s cooking, it’s the originality of the ideas. There is a reason she has a bedroom full of medals, she is a serious competitor’
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