Jay Blades has admitted his surprise at being asked to help Mary Berry in her Christmas show – because he has no cooking skills whatsoever.
The Repair Shop star, 50, said despite Mary’s guidance, the experience has not made him want to get stuck into kitchen duties.
The furniture restorer was tested six times for Covid while making the festive special to ensure he did not give the virus to Mary, who is 85.
His task was to help kitchen novice Claire, a bra-fitter from Newcastle, to make a pavlova to impress her husband. But admitting he didn’t know where to start, Jay decided to concentrate on mixing cocktails in order to “settle the nerves”. “I can’t cook to save my life,” he laughed. “I don’t know why they picked me.