Marco Pierre White doesn’t look like this anymore: The British chef, 61, is almost unrecognizable as he makes a surprise appearance on Australian TV
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White donned a bold new look during an interview with Australian breakfast show Sunrise on Tuesday.
The British restaurateur, 61, is in Australia to promote his upcoming talk tour, which kicks off Down Under in May.
He was dressed in a white shirt and black jacket and donned a pair of round-rimmed glasses while chatting with co-hosts David Koch and Natalie Barr.
His look was noticeably different than he did the last time he was a regular on Aussie TV, which was in 2017 when he hosted Hell’s Kitchen for Channel Seven.
He talks to Koch and Barr about his long career, from becoming the youngest chef ever to earn three Michelin stars to what he thinks of Australian cuisine.
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White donned a bold new look during an interview with Australian breakfast show Sunrise on Tuesday.
His look was noticeably different from his last time he was a regular on Aussie TV, which was in 2017 when he hosted Hell’s Kitchen for Channel Seven.
He also has a flirtatious exchange with Parr while evaluating her culinary skills.
“You’re really good-looking, by the way!” Marco teases her while he is sampling her cooking.
“It’s very interesting,” he added of the lemongrass-ginger fish, before asking her to add some chicken broth to keep the sauce from being “stiff.”
Marco also said that it was “cool” to be so successful at such a young age, but that he soon found his work life “boring” because cooking had become a chore.
He talks to David Koch and Natalie Parr (left) about his long career, from becoming the youngest chef ever to earn three Michelin stars to what he thinks of Australian cuisine
“You’re being judged by people who know less than you, and you place value on them, but it’s a great ride,” he said.
“When you were young, it was very exciting to win three (Michelin) stars, but when you win them, it’s very boring (when) people want to have those specialties, it’s conveyor belt cuisine,” he said.
He then said that Australian food is “some of the best in the world” because “Australians are so good at cutting out those formalities” when it comes to eating.
Marco was on Australian soil last year filming a guest role on MasterChef.
Marco said it was “cool” to be so successful at such a young age, but soon found his work life “boring” as cooking had become a chore
He used to be a regular guest judge on MasterChef back in the day, but left the show for Hell’s Kitchen after co-host Matt Preston criticized his son, Marco Pierre White Jr.
In 2017 Marco vowed ‘on his mother’s grave’ to return to Preston after comments he made on Sydney radio about Marco Jr’s wild lifestyle of taking drugs and having sex with prostitutes.
“That’s all this affluence, the London Trust, Trustifarian kind of stuff – it’s another world,” said Preston.
Marco Sr. was so angry at what the English food critic said that he refused to even discuss it during a TV interview the following year.
Marco Jr., 28, was released last week after a year in prison for shoplifting, knife possession, heroin possession and racially assaulting a security guard.
Pierre White Theatrical performance at the State Theatre It starts May 25th
In 2017 Marco vowed ‘on his mother’s grave’ to get back at MasterChef judge Matt Preston after comments he made about his son’s wild lifestyle of drug use and sex with prostitutes
