He’s used to being cooked up some fine feasts on telly.
But presenter Gregg Wallace is willing to trade them in for plates of bugs in exchange for a holiday and a big cheque as I’m A Celebrity bosses revealed plans this week for the show to return to Australia later this year.
After a stint on Strictly in 2014 – where he was the first voted off – Gregg reckons he would fare better in the jungle than on the dance floor.
He says: “I would do I’m A Celebrity but they’d have to pay me enough.
“I’d have to talk to my agent, but we can come up with a number.
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“I haven’t been anywhere for two years. I’d love to go somewhere, even if I do have to eat locusts.
“Sleeping bag out in the forest? I would love it.”
Today marks the beginning of Food Waste Action Week, which aims to highlight that UK households are throwing away 6.6million tonnes of grub a year – 4.5million of which is still edible.
Gregg, a former greengrocer, has teamed up with Love Food Hate Waste, who created a food planet visual representation of our wasteful habits.
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Gregg says: “We all want to stop damaging the environment and none of us are aware how much wasting food is impacting on the environment.
“When I talk to people, many believe it’s the responsibility of multinational corporations, but actually it’s us.
“We want people power and we can save the planet. Properly take time to plan your meals for the week.
“We’ve deliberately de-skilled the population since the end of World War Two.
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“Have you heard we’re all cash rich but time poor? Are we b*****ks. I am giving you and everybody else a blueprint for saving the planet but you don’t have time? Does that suit someone who used to sell you a carrot for a ha’penny, who now sells you a chopped-up carrot for £2.50?
“We need to reintroduce cookery back into schools for an hour a week for the ages between five to 16.”
Since becoming a dad again at 55, when wife Anne-Marie gave birth two years ago to their son Syd, Gregg – who has two grown-up children – has learned about the links between autism spectrum disorder and food.
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As shown by Top Gear host Paddy McGuinness in his recent documentary with wife Christine, the life-long neurological and development disorder can lead to sensory and emotional challenges around eating.
Gregg says: “Syd is non-verbal at the moment. Parents that don’t have experience of it – like I didn’t – really don’t understand it at all.
“They say, ‘Don’t let him watch the television.’ I don’t think you’re getting this…
“They say: ‘Insist he uses a knife and fork’. No, you’re really not getting this. “It’s huge, but there’s a big family support.
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“My wife, her mum and dad live with us, and my grown-up daughter Libby. There’s a lot of love and support there.
“He’s a happy boy, he’s not an angry boy. He’s beautiful – he looks like his mummy and is full of cuddles like his mum and nan and grandad. We’re hopeful. Whatever it takes, right?”
For more information on Food Waste Action Week, recipes, tips on storing food, freezing and using up leftovers visit lovefoodhatewaste.com
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
