Age: 60
From: Coventry
Occupation: Company secretary
How did you fare on the show last time?: "I was on MasterChef in 2018 and I left in Knockout Week."
Cooking Style: "I like to make tasty and wholesome home-style food. I love having all of my family round for Sunday roasts, Pizzas in my wood fired pizza oven and barbecues. I love making sauces and interesting sides to go with barbecues and spend a lot of time making jams, chutneys and pickles.
"I get inspired by reading about food and watching great chefs on TV and Instagram. I almost constantly think about cooking and love visiting food festivals and markets to see what new produce, herbs and spices I can find to go home and create new dishes with."
Ambition: "I think this experience has boosted my confidence and belief in myself and I would like to write a cookery book of my own. I'd also love to do some recipe development on a professional level one day.
"Last year I was involved in a cookery book collaboration, with a brilliant bunch of people through a Facebook group. Between us we created 'The Porky Punk Annual Manual', in which I have a chapter and a recipe in and I loved writing it. Food writing is something I would never tire of.
"It would be wonderful to own a deli, feeding people fresh, local produce for lunch. My friend Kate, who was on MasterChef with me the first time, has a chain of incredible delis in Cornwall and I would love to do something similar."
MasterChef continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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