Iron Chef UK host Olly Smith has admitted that he is "flattered" by his Facebook fanclub. The TV presenter, who found fame as a wine expert with Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, claimed that he was finding the experience of fronting his own show "thrilling". "There is a Facebook fanclub. It' very touching and flattering. There are some people who write and ask for photographs, it's very flattering and I find it (more)...
- 4/27/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Presenter Olly Smith has likened Iron Chef UK's Tom Aikens to Robocop. The host of the new Channel 4 cookery show claimed that Aikens was the scariest of the Iron Chefs to work alongside, admitting that his "focus and determination" were scary. "Tom Aikens, the surgeon, the Robocop, the precise master of his destiny, the man is on fire," said the TV wine expert. "In terms of who is the most scary for their focus and determination, Aikens, definitely. It's got to be. Seriously, he's Robocop, he's The Terminator. "Backstage, if Tom has a good day, everybody's happy. If things don't go so well, maybe not. To be honest, the guy is at the top of his game, I just can't (more)...
- 4/26/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
TV presenter Olly Smith has claimed that Iron Chef UK is like "Gladiators meets The X Factor". The show, which will include Tom Aikens, Martin Blunos, Sanjay Dwivedi and Judy Joo as the Iron Chefs, has been a cult success in the Us and Japan. Based in Kitchen Stadium, it features competitors battling Iron Chefs in cook-off challenges, which are set up by a mysterious figure called the Chairman. "It's Gladiators and The X Factor meets your favourite cooking show," host Smith told Metro. "The pressure is genuine. You've got a live 75-minute (more)...
- 4/20/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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