Especially as a chef, I didn't really want to talk about it because I felt like it kind of undermined my entire… — John Whaite Bulimia Copy Share Image
When I was a young boy, I would wake to an empty, silent house. My parents would return home at lunchtime, bringing… — John Whaite Home Copy Share Image
When we revel in hindsight, we have a tendency to embellish. We weave romantic and poetic fibres into the gaps in our… — John Whaite Embellish Copy Share Image
A school culinary education is a militant operation. In that world, everything depends on grading and competition. The emotional element is extracted,… — John Whaite Competition Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of plain white walls and pristine ornaments dotted around; my house needs to feel lived in and protective. — John Whaite Around Copy Share Image
I mean we take it for granted that a TV show is entertainment, but sometimes it's responsible for huge shifts in politics,… — John Whaite Entertainment 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 Calves Copy Share Image
I had zero interest in banking, but the mountainous pile of legal training contract rejections forced me to look elsewhere. As a… — John Whaite Fitness 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 Busy 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
I was a 23-year-old law student when I won the 'Great British Bake Off' in 2012. For 10 weeks I had balanced… — John Whaite British Copy Share Image
Baking as a career is very different to baking as a hobby. Business plans are needed and it's not all plain sailing. — John Whaite Baking Copy Share Image
A cake overpopulated with air is due to either too much chemical raising agent, an over zealous whisker, or a yeasted dough/batter… — John Whaite Air Copy Share Image
I was doing my barrister training in Leeds, so I was getting up at 5 A.M. and getting home and 10 P.M.,… — John Whaite Doing Copy Share Image
When I started to use fewer ingredients in my cooking, I was reminded of the uncomplicated flavours of my childhood. — John Whaite Childhood Copy Share Image
When the post-'GBBO' media frenzy began I gladly quit my job. I darted up and down the country, heading to meetings with… — John Whaite Country Copy Share Image
Make the choice, if you can, to get milk direct from farms or farm drop services. We need the supermarkets, of course… — John Whaite Choice Copy Share Image
During 'Bake Off' people said, 'You're going to become a celebrity and leave your boyfriend,' but I knew it would never happen. — John Whaite Become Copy Share Image
It seems unlikely that a 70-something-year-old grandmother could be one of Britain's most iconic celebrities, but Mary Berry defies all expectations. — John Whaite Could Copy Share Image
A lot of people struggle, whether you're a man, woman, non-binary... but I think men, in particular, are conditioned from a very… — John Whaite Age Copy Share Image
