Breakfast
At work, my go-to is porridge – I’ve had to ease it into my life to be healthier. I have it with chia seeds and sultanas, and a banana if I’m particularly hungry. Sometimes I have brown toast with peanut butter. I could eat boiled eggs with white pepper every day; I love them so much. At home, I boil them while I’m in the shower, and eat them on my way to the golf course – I’m a keen amateur golfer with a handicap of 8. I drink decaf black coffee – on the show I have one every hour.
Lunch
If I’m playing golf, I tend just to grab a banana, sometimes a vegetable soup. At work, in Manchester, I’ll go to the gym then get tuna dragon rolls from Itsu, or prawns and calamari tandoori from M&S. I don’t really value lunch as a meal – it’s just fuel; there’s no elegance to it.
Drinks and snacks
I don’t really snack: if it’s put in front of me, I will eat it all. I love dark chocolate and peanut-butter M&Ms. My mother always brings some and we demolish them. Same with salt and pepper crisps – my personal trainer has threatened to call Waitrose to ask them to take them off the shelves. To drink, I usually have herbal teas – lime and ginger, cranberry and raspberry. And I’m partial to a lovely glass of fizz, and a good red.
Dinner
Dinner, however, is a different story. I love a sit-down dinner, and plan it ahead – I always know what I’m having. I’m fussy about the provenance of my ingredients, and portion control is difficult. I eat more than my husband and he’s 5ft 11in. I can’t bear if someone has more food than me ... I don’t know why. I eat anything flavoursome; I can’t do plain – I’m a massive fan of garlic and chilli. I love cooking and I’m good at it – I tend to do big, one-pot meals, so I can talk to my friends and not flap around the room.
