John Torode wiki, heart attack, net worth, age, wife, children, nationality

Australian-British Celebrity Chef and TV presenter, John Douglas Torode was born on 23 July 1965 in Melbourne, Australia. In the 1990s, John Torode moved to the UK and began working at Conran Group’s restaurants.

It was after his first appearance on television on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ show, that he started presenting a revamped MasterChef on BBC One in 2005. Torode has also written a number of cookbooks including writing some with fellow MasterChef presenter and judge, Gregg Wallace.

Torode began his cooking career at Le Coq Au Vin restaurant in Aspendale and had his apprenticeship at different establishments in Beaumauris, both in Melbourne.

The Celebrity Chef has received a lot of recommendations and awards to his credit which includes; winning the James Beard Foundation Award for “Best Food Photography”, in 1998 for his cookbook The Mezzo Cookbook.

In the year 2000, he opened his former restaurant in Smithfield, London called Smiths of Smithfield. After a year, he then opened a second restaurant, called Cafeteria, which was near Notting Hill Gate and even its closure also paved a way for larger projects.

John Torode heart attack

In 2017, the MasterChef judge John Torode told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that, he was overweight because he was eating all the wrong things and also boozing quite a bit. He also added that he was warned “you’re heading for a heart attack” before he lost a four-and-a-half stone.

John Torode net worth

John Torode has signed with one of Australia’s leading companies in the tourism industry for two years as ambassador of The Kimberley through APT which added to his several achievements in his career life.

According to Celebrity Net Worth website, John Torode is worth $10 million dollars with an income of $1,000, 000 dollars per year. And on monthly bases receives $83.333.33 whiles per week receives $19, 230.77.

John Torode age

John Torode was born on July 23, 1965. As of 2022, he was 56 years old.

John Torode wife and children

John Torode got married to Jessica, in 2000, the mother of his son and daughter but was divorced in 2014 after separating in 2011. Torode gave the relationship a try again in 2015 by going in for actress and Celebrity Masterchef winner Lisa Faulkner and got married to her on 24 October 2019 at Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire.

He, however, has two other children from previous relationships.

John Torode nationality

He is Australian and British.