The refreshing tang of lemon cake makes such a change to the deep sweetness of many bakes. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
We hear a lot about this phrase 'toxic masculinity' but I think the real poison in manhood is silence. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a little lad, the sun has seemed to shine during my birthday weekend. — John Whaite Birthday Copy Share Image
There's something very relaxing about the aromatic scent of rosemary. I adore it. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I really want to learn a really intense samba and really go for it. — John Whaite Education Copy Share Image
To see a world where two men can dance together, it can instil the fear of God into people. — John Whaite Fear Copy Share Image
As a farmer's son, I am familiar with the long, mucky shifts of our dairy workers. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Addiction to the razzle dazzle came naturally to the youthful me. — John Whaite Addiction Copy Share Image
During the 'The Great British Bake Off' I didn't get to know Mary all that well. We weren't allowed to interact with… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I chose to work with Stork's Sunday Bake Service as it's a great way to help people out - whether they're baking… — John Whaite Food Copy Share Image
When I'm in the kitchen, measuring the amount of sugar, flour or butter I need for a recipe or cracking the exact… — John Whaite Control Copy Share Image
I have to disagree with William Shakespeare: love doesn't look with the mind. For me, and most of those around me, love… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I am a complete magpie when it comes to gold leaf. I use it throughout the year but it is especially fitting… — John Whaite Christmas Copy Share Image
Read a recipe twice, weigh all the ingredients out before you start so that you don't forget something and start with a… — John Whaite Food Copy Share Image
I like the style of the deVOL kitchens - shaker style with dark greys and blues, ceramic tiles and metallics dotted around. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Between the ages of 10-14, I did ballet, modern and tap. So I may have a few dancing bones in my body,… — John Whaite Ballet Copy Share Image
I've grown to love veg - I didn't have a choice - and I've always been mad on cauliflower. It has a… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I mean, you don't go into 'Bake Off' expecting anything. There's no big-money prize, no contract. It's not like 'The X Factor,'… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
At school I used to hang out with the girls - they looked after me but the boys would call me gay… — John Whaite Gay Copy Share Image
I'm all for a healthy diet. I don't eat junk very often, and I try not to have too much sugar or… — John Whaite Diet Copy Share Image
People think if you win the 'Bake Off' you walk straight into a big book deal and all of this but it… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
If I'm going through a particular period at work or where I feel that I'm out of control and everything's sort of… — John Whaite Bulimia Copy Share Image
I don't question the importance of learning how to cook at school. It's vital that children know how to create a few… — John Whaite Children Copy Share Image
I had been offered a six-figure deal to write two cookery books. Six figures, at just 23. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
One of my favourite low-carb suppers is a Spanish tortilla using cauliflower in place of the potato. — John Whaite Cauliflower Copy Share Image
The Great British Bake Off' has rapidly evolved into one of the nation's favourite TV shows. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
As a depressive, routine is sand slipping through my fingers. Being self-employed doesn't help. — John Whaite Being Copy Share Image
Wigan is the town I come from. We're all known as pie eaters in Wigan. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Life shouldn't be about arbitrary power, for power's sake, but about respect, mutuality, decency. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I like pie! Pie with proper pastry and a meaty filling always works. It just makes you feel good. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
In my family, depression is spoken of in hushed tones. As farmers we have always ploughed through our feelings. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
If I'm peckish and I want something sweet and quick, I make a batch of scones, because they're easy and reliable. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Baking helps lift my depression. It can't cure it but it helps. — John Whaite Baking Copy Share Image
While most kids turned their heads in disgust as a plateful of broccoli landed before them, I ate what I was given.… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
To be classed as Britain's best amateur baker was something I never envisaged; but to be able to have such an accolade… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Caring for animals is immensely grounding. Who you are and what you may have means nothing to them. The only way to… — John Whaite Animal Copy Share Image
My body image as I grew up was very difficult... I was so conscious of being fat. But one thing I was… — John Whaite Being Copy Share Image
Later, one of my first jobs was to feed the calves. It meant getting up before the crack of dawn and going… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
On 'Bake Off' there's lots of stuff no one notices until afterwards. At the time you're too busy concentrating. All the other… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
