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John Torode and wife Lisa Faulkner’s first ’90s TV meeting resurfaces — with chef claiming he couldn’t remember, while actress admits she thought he was ‘arrogant’
The first meeting between John Torode and his wife Lisa Faulkner in the 1990s has resurfaced – the chief claims he doesn’t remember their first meeting and his partner admits she thought he was “arrogant.”
The MasterChef star, 57, sports a bouffant hairdo in footage from a 1996 This Morning performance – while blonde Lisa, 50, looks strikingly different with brown locks.
Full of nerves during his debut episode as the chef of the ITV show, John admitted he was too ‘distracted’ to notice the ‘hottie’ on the sofa when he was shown the clip.
Throwback: John Torode and his wife Lisa Faulkner’s first meeting on TV from the ’90s has resurfaced — with the chef claiming he couldn’t remember, while the actress thought he was “arrogant”
According to The mirror, Lisa said, “John doesn’t remember at all! I didn’t remember, and I still didn’t remember until he was shown images.’
John, looking back at his age of 31, added: ‘I remember now that I’ve seen the footage, but I don’t really remember. But try to imagine, I was young, it was my first day cooking live on television.’
Lisa hilariously joked, “I was really excited to watch you cook. He was really arrogant. I said, “Oh, that looks really good,” and he just said, “Thanks.”‘
When Lisa competed on Celebrity MasterChef in 2010, the couple got back together, but they didn’t start dating until John wrote a letter asking her out.
Gorgeous: The MasterChef star, 57, sports a bouffant haircut in footage from a This Morning performance – while blonde Lisa, 50, looks strikingly different with brown locks
The couple, who now co-host ITV’s Weekend Kitchen, married in 2019 at Aynhoe Park in Northamptonshire.
Last month, Lisa took to Instagram to celebrate the milestone with a touching tribute to husband John.
The actress also offered her 322,000 followers a glimpse into the big day with a candid look back at the couple as they enjoyed a kiss after exchanging vows.
Reunited: When Lisa competed on Celebrity Masterchef in 2010, the couple got back together, but they didn’t start dating until John wrote a letter asking her out (pictured with Gregg Wallace, left)
Lisa looked ravishing in her ivory dress as a brave John held her close and they stared into each other’s eyes during the sweet embrace.
She wrote, “Happy anniversary my @johntorodecooks… 3 wonderful years married to you.”
‘What a beautiful wedding. Sat and watched our wedding video and the happiness on everyone’s face. You bring me so much joy. I love you so much. Thank you for being my husband.”
The TV judge rushed to the comments section and replied, “Bloody love my wife.”
Couple: The couple married in 2019 at Aynhoe Park in Northamptonshire
Meanwhile, actress Amanda Abbington wrote, “Congratulations to two of the most beautiful people,” while Sean Maguire agreed to write “Congrats to you both.”
And All Saints Day Natalie Appleton added, “Happy Anniversary.”
Lisa was previously married to EastEnders actor Chris Choghill, 47, from 2005-2011 with whom she shares 16-year-old daughter Billie.
Meanwhile, John divorced his wife Jessica in 2011, with whom he shares Jonah, 18, and Lulu, 16, and is also a father to two other older sons from a previous relationship.
Happy: They’re now hosting ITV’s Weekend Kitchen together (pictured together in 2020)