100 Quotes by Gregg Wallace

Everybody loves a picnic in the sunshine. It was always so magical when we were kids.

I'm very close to Michel Roux Jr, so my favourite restaurant in the world is Le Gavroche in Mayfair.

Our nation was built on chips and Spam fritters.

I had a poor upbringing. We lived in a rented house with no bathroom and an outside toilet and that, combined with the fact that I left home at 15 without any serious education, has always made me feel like I have to compete.

I've been portrayed as a womanising football hooligan, but I don't recognise that person.

I haven't been invited to anyone's for dinner since the show began. I like eating with friends in restaurants instead. You all choose what to eat, have a starter, main and dessert, and then you go home.

I'm a real security addict and I've always channelled far too much of my life into accumulating money.

Mum bought our dinners from Bejams, a frozen food centre. We had a huge chest freezer, back in the 70s and we filled it chockablock with frozen stuff.

I've always made friends with people who have either money or influence and it's something that I've struggled to let go of because I've been so needy in the past.