born january english journalist broadcaster television personality food writer daughter chancellor née salmon family owned food catering business graduating oxford_university started work book reviewer restaurant critic later deputy literary editor sunday_times embarked career freelance journalist writing number newspapers magazines brought book eat sold copies best seller wrote second book domestic goddess won british book award author year hosted cooking series channel_4 accompanied best selling won guild food writers award itv daytime chat met negative critical reaction cancelled attracting low ratings hosted united_states followed bbc series christmas kitchen led commissioning bbc range value million sold million books worldwide date early life education born london daughters baron conservative chancellor government wife née salmon celebrated beauty fortune parents came jewish families given originally suggested grandmother family kept homes divorced remarried father house_of_commons researcher married mother early 1980s philosopher remained married mother death father prominent political figure things found frustrating pre attributed child problematic relationship mother mother died liver cancer westminster london age blood siblings brother editor sister sister died breast cancer early half brother tom half sister emily father children second wife cousin salmon family ancestry taking series bbc family history documentary series think sought uncover family ancestry traced ancestors jews originate eastern europe germany leaving surprised ancestry family believed uncovered maternal great great great grandfather later fled england amsterdam escape prison sentence following conviction theft daughter hannah married father law business partner father founded education spent childhood welsh village higher schools times ages consequently described school years difficult difficult good school work rude suspect highly reflected educated independent schools places queen worked department stores london went graduate university_of_oxford degree medieval modern languages lived florence italy period time career early work originally worked publishing taking job publisher began career journalism invited write spectator initial work magazine consisted writing book reviews period restaurant critic deputy literary editor sunday_times age occasionally drifted public eye attracting publicity admitted voting labour election opposed father criticised print political relationship father stated father expect agree particular honest talk politics stint sunday_times embarked freelance writing career realising wrong ladder didn want executive paid worry think united_kingdom wrote daily_telegraph evening standard observer times literary supplement penned food column vogue makeup column working united_states weeks working sacked stated shopping deemed incompatible radio station desired common touch cook book writing established sense cooking childhood having mother enjoyed cooking conceived idea writing observed dinner party host tears eat featuring tips preparation saving time sold copies sunday telegraph dubbed valuable guide published decade successor domestic goddess focuses primarily second bestseller times wrote book defined intimate approach issuing instructions like merely making suggestions rejected feminist criticism book adding people domestic goddess title literally ironically pleasures feeling like actually book sold copies months won title author year british book awards competition authors eat published result book success observer took social affairs columnist hosted cooking television series ran channel followed christmas special critic usually known biting comments praised charismatic series averaged million viewers won year yielded accompanying best selling recipe book called book stores reported sales book won smith award lifestyle book year bites series filmed home west london later broadcast american television channels style network said release viewers responded fact trying reduce add burden looking forward making connection style viewers overall received united_states suggested commentator new_york_times said sexy mixed speed demon technique makes cooking dinner look like prelude book second cook book christmas america series followed forever summer channel_4 concept cook feel holiday began write cooking articles new_york_times brought profitable line called living kitchen range sold numerous retailers range value continued grow starting estimated million bbc contract november oversaw menu preparations lunch hosted downing street george bush wife state visit said fan recipes included starter presidential christmas dinner fifth book feast food celebrates life released sales worth million london evening standard wrote book works practical manual read writes openly emotional significance food appeared frequently american television conducting slots talk shows ellen degeneres started host daytime television chat called celebrity guests joined studio kitchen episode debuted disappointing viewers met largely negative critical reaction losing viewers week cancelled later commented radio_times frightened come dressing room added having pretend interested lives celebrities effort food based television series called debuted usa autumn week run time magazine wrote favorable review real appeal practical approach entertaining quality comfort food camera shots sensual enjoyment eating leave wishing invite signed bbc host entitled christmas kitchen began december aired weekly episodes secured second highest ratings week bbc episode debuting strong million final episode went bbc week aired christmas kitchen won second world food media award influence food commentator demonstrated late lauded fat essential ingredient christmas sales product increased significantly stated fat sales doubled fat sales increasing previous week similarly advised recipe christmas kitchen increased sales year year christmas christmas kitchen led commissioning series entitled said wouldn describe ratings success bbc rated shows week episode debuted million viewers high percentage channel slot average second episode viewing figures rose million series peaked million october influence public demonstrated sales wine increased incorporated recipe december appeared bbc graham revealed eaten eggs bet saying stupid challenge money table day eggs breakfast came criticism viewers complained gained weight debut episode series guardian noted food matches appearance flawless polished sexy rights sold discovery asia series nominated 35th daytime emmy awards united_states outstanding lifestyle program outstanding accompanying book released september november australia sharing television series book best seller television chef copies according reported copies sold mid december furthermore book number period amazon books ninth overall list christmas category guardian wrote tone recipes right appealing things brief introductions thinks cook tells sticky january estimated sold million books worldwide christmas book released october television december year american edition book christmas different cover photograph released november accompanying book tour cities special usa taste featured judges special battle titled super chef battle pitted white_house executive chef chef episode originally broadcast january kitchen recipes heart home tie series kitchen shown united_states released series entitled broadcast bbc obtained work experience italy gap year travelled united_states starred alongside reality cooking taste version began airing january channel_4 granted travel united_states traveled continuation series hired chocolate company appear advertisement advertisement filmed new_zealand local manufacturer series taste completed autumn began bbc showing viewers cook range dishes simple cook similar viewers featured comfort food dishes quick prepare featured food viewers feel better cooked ate 23rd spokesperson united_kingdom revealing voting results final song contest commented yes true est das reported january return australian television joining series guest judge alongside returning judges presenting style image enjoyed successful career trained chef like referred celebrity chef furthermore cook expert field television programmes pleasure enjoyment finds cooking deciding recipes feature books takes view stating don want carry eating don want recipe feel want cook thing adopted casual approach cooking stating think cooking fun family think appeal approach cooking relaxed rigid rules kitchen editor highlighting technical simplicity recipes noted dishes require elaborate preparation called renowned manner presenting argues meant don talent adopt different persona intimate perceived overt sexuality presentation style led called queen food porn commentators alluded named world beautiful women referred beautiful warm honest normal described having flawless skin perfect white teeth body ample height lots lush brown hair voted sexiest celebrity chef media noted ability engage male female viewers guardian wrote men love want women love want chef spoke suggesting viewers attracted smile cooking despite labelled domestic goddess insists exhibits qualities associated title critic summarised descriptions food personal life relationships children relationship human rights lawyer left novelist met journalist writing sunday_times married venice daughter son diamond diagnosed throat cancer died march aged messages proud great thing death occurred filming took fortnight great believer breaks explained suffered bout depression following funeral diamond death kept press called married art collector september happy unspecified reasons admitted said god ordeal today june photographs published sunday people grabbed neck argument outside london restaurant according witness distressed incident later described pictures showing playful trying emphasise point police investigation incident cautioned assault reported left family home said court subjected intimate terrorism threatened finish cleared court subsequently giving evidence claimed casual cruelty controlling behaviour unhappy drove occasional drug use cited examples prevented entertaining home punished going birthday party woman friend beaten left emotionally announced divorce early july stating clearly disappointment year couple estranged drifted apart public comment response court papers showed filed divorce citing ongoing behaviour july seven weeks incident pair granted decree ending year marriage reached private financial settlement assistants fraud trial november trial couple personal assistants italian born sisters began accused credit cards private company court proceedings early december sisters claimed permitted use credit cards exchange silence drug use questions drug use allowed judge sisters bad character defence admitted taking cocaine denied addicted stating found situation december sisters acquitted confirmed subject investigation based claims court consumed cocaine decision reviewed new evidence comes light alleged started campaign british media man relating drug use began trial lawyers demanded remove comments blog contrast claimed court ending marriage creating conditions family answer freed brilliant brutal man maintains totally cocaine drug free interests beliefs worth reputed million widely began circulating media early quoted saying children inherit fortune parents jewish upbringing non identifies newspaper articles shown liberal attitude sexuality women simply fantasy having sex non defining non exclusive way women supporter gives support young women breast cancer involved charity baked auctioned fundraising event sold significant money subsequently featured recipe book forever summer december caused controversy featured newspapers publicly advocating wearing fur remarked love kill bear wear revealed leaked documents declined queen elizabeth_ii daughter life peer entitled courtesy style honourable named use courtesy style stated believes cooking metaphor life sense cook need structure importantly need able flow perfection acknowledge mistakes work described cooking way strengthening oneself sense able sustain oneself skill survivor television credits awards british book award author year smith book award domestic goddess year year bites bites smith book awards lifestyle book year bites christmas kitchen
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