Interview with Cooking With The Stars contestant Chris Eubank

Why have you decided to sign up for the show?

When I’m on television, I'm serving you because I'm entertaining you. It's not just entertainment but entertainment with a touch of elegance or gentlemanly conduct.

How would you describe your cooking abilities before the show?

I love cooking. Doing it on the TV show, I can't do it the way they know how but I do it the way my mother subconsciously taught me. And my food will always taste better than my adversaries or my competitors! My presentation isn’t going to be emanating but the taste will always make you sigh because I’m always cooking from my mother's spirit. That's right, no one beats a mother’s cooking!

What is your favourite cuisine?

Jamaican - there is no food like Jamaican food. Everything else, they can bump it up and talk it this way and talk it that way but you can't compare it to Jamaican food. You can’t beat the taste. We use green bananas. We use yams which are different carbohydrates, which are powerful - it's powerful food and it tastes amazing.

Do you feel like you’re learning a lot in the process?

Nothing can improve my cooking skills - my mother has given me everything.

Have you ever had any cooking disasters at home?

Everything I've cooked has been perfect even if it wasn't. I don't understand negativity. The only way to live is in the now and allow the present but you have to actually live in the present.

Would you describe yourself as competitive?

It depends. If we’re talking about boxing, I'm not competitive because I'm the king! There is no one who can talk about boxing better than me in terms of teaching it and explaining it. I don't say that from a boasting point of view, I’ve actually had to learn the hard way - I’m not the man who listened to the trainers.

What has it been like working with Jack?

Jack Stein is a sweetheart. And that is all you want in a man. That’s what they call me, they call me a sweetheart!

If you were hosting a dinner party and could invite three famous faces, who would they be?

Muhammad Ali one. Jack Johnson two. Mike Tyson three. If you look at their careers, no one can come close to them - no one.

Are you in it to win it?

I've already won because I'm not looking for the cherry. Just coming onto the show, you’ve already won.

ENDS