John Whaite : (4)

" A lot of people struggle, whether you’re a man, woman, non-binary… but I think men, in particular, are conditioned from a very early age not to talk about how they feel, not to cry, not to ask for help. " - John Whaite

" While most kids turned their heads in disgust as a plateful of broccoli landed before them, I ate what I was given. My mum would harp on about how ‘life is not a cafe’ – I still hear that mantra in my sleep. " - John Whaite

" When we revel in hindsight, we have a tendency to embellish. We weave romantic and poetic fibres into the gaps in our memory. " - John Whaite

" I don’t question the importance of learning how to cook at school. It’s vital that children know how to create a few dishes to sustain themselves in later life, but that’s different from the emotional, nurturing environment of the home kitchen with Mum. " - John Whaite