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I’VE been telling huge lies in order to impress my new boyfriend.

He’s something of a food snob and obsessed with smart restaurants and celebrity chefs.

The other night I invited him and some of his posh friends to my flat for a meal.

I pretended that all of the food had been made by me, but I’d bought it all in from a restaurant. I passed off everything as my own – even the bread.

His posh friends now think I’m amazing and a couple have asked me to do the catering for their parties.

Help! He’s so proud of me and says I’m better in the kitchen then I am in bed (a compliment coming from him).

I know I’ll lose him if I tell him the truth. I can’t even boil an egg. I dread being exposed as a liar and a cheat.

JANE SAYS: Enough. You’ve passed off great food as your own, but you can’t fake it any longer.

You have to tell your boyfriend the truth before you’re made to look a fool and a fraud. Explain that a local restaurant rescued you that fateful night.

Hopefully, he’ll admire your resourcefulness. You could then suggest doing a cookery course together.

However, if he hits the roof and accuses you of being a fraud and a cheat, then you’ll have to accept that you went too far and he’s not the one for you.

Better in the kitchen than in bed? Sounds like a backhanded compliment to me.