SATURDAY Kitchen favourite Matt Tebbutt is set for a career-changing new role as the new star of MasterChef – putting the chef’s hat on his glistening life in the spotlight.
The Sun exclusively revealed this week that the TV cook is being lined-up to replace Gregg Wallace as the new face of the long-running BBC primetime show alongside John Torode.
Matt’s incredible home includes a suitably massive kitchen[/caption]
Lisa and Matt have built an incredible home for their family in Wales[/caption]
Matt, 51, trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine, set up by Bake Off judge Prue Leith, and has worked in a string of top restaurants, including Marco Pierre White at the Oak Room and Criterio.
Raised in Wales from the age of six months, Tebbutt still lives in Llantilio, Monmouthshire with his wife, Lisa, and two children, Henry and Jessie.
He previously told Wales Online the area was a “beautiful place to live”, with his home naturally boasting a suitably huge kitchen for cooking and entertaining.
Complete with a range cooker, wooden panelled cupboards and drawers, the kitchen looks out to a sprawling garden filled with potted plants, flowers and shrubbery.
With a pantry filled to the brim, the kitchen boasts two ovens, a giant fridge freezer, and an island for him to get to work on.
His wife Lisa has shared a picture enjoying the garden in the summer, sitting out on a patio with a glass of wine as she looks out to the greenery around her.
Their home also has a large garden table and benches which is perfect for alfresco dining during the summer months. An extension with full-length windows allow them to look out into the greenery which staying warm during the winter.
The house also has another entertainment area known as “The Big Shed”, which in fact is a fully-functioning bar and kitchen, with a central island for guests to surround when they come over.
Matt uses a Wolf Dual Fuel Sub-Zero fridge-freezer, and also has Outdoor appliances which are perfect for barbecues in his home.
Photos from evenings and parties see Matt holding court.
Fairy lights adorn the windows to give the area a more homely glow during the evenings when they have people join them.
Tebbutt has long had a love of cooking and entertaining, even owning restaurants before focusing on his career.
He still curates menus for restaurants around the country, including Shpoons & Forx at the Hilton in Bournemouth. but is now mostly known for his TV appearances, with a blunt but friendly and talkative nature.
He was first seen on TV in Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped in 2012, and later took on the role of Saturday Kitchen host after filling in for former guest James Martin.
A TV insider said: “Matt rose to the challenge of coming into Saturday Kitchen after it was previously hosted by another big name in the world of food, James Martin.
“He managed the feat of making it his own and almost making viewers forget who his predecessor was — now Beeb bosses, and the show producers Banijay, will be hoping he can work the same magic on MasterChef.
“Nothing is set in stone, of course, and the result of investigations into Gregg’s behaviour have yet to fully conclude.
“But since MasterChef is such a huge show with a massive following, the Beeb are keen to have everything lined up ready.”
Lisa and Matt enjoy entertaining in their garden with a specialist shed[/caption]
Matt is now lined-up to be the new host of MasterChef[/caption]
