The 12-times Michelin star chef - who has three daughters, Megan, Holly and Maltida, and a son, Jack, with wife Tana - bribes his children to say they prefer his meals to Tana’s.

Gordon revealed: “They dream of their mother’s cooking because they’ve gone off mine. It’s a f***ing nightmare. I have to bribe them now with Jelly Babies to say what their mother has cooked is s**t and that they like Dad’s cooking.”

Although his children are less than impressed with his culinary skills, Gordon insists he wooed Tana by preparing a fantastic meal for her during the early days of their romance.

He said: “The first night I asked Tana round to my flat, I cooked my favourite dish, roasted sea bass. Wild sea bass sat on a bed of crushed new potatoes and a nice tomato vinaigrette.

“Tana eats well, and ladies enjoy eating their fish. Invite them round for the first time on a date and they don’t want to be sat there chewing on a big piece of meat!”

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