Sunday Mirror

Our wives bonded over getting bun in the oven

MasterChef stars tell of baby trauma

- BY GRACE MACASKILL

THEY’VE enjoyed a TV bromance for 16 years – and now Celebrity MasterChef co-stars Gregg Wallace

advice for her’. Then, of course, the and John Torode have revealed that

miracle happened when we were out in their partners share a special bond.

Tuscany and conceived naturally. As Gregg and his wife Anne-Marie “The red wine and warm weather Sterpini struggled to conceive for two wo must have worked! I love Lisa. I’v I’ve ve never years, John’s fiancée Lisa Faulkner ner reached out to share her IVF trauma. a.

Former EastEnders star Lisa, 47, adopted daughter Billie, 12, in 2007 after fter failing to get pregnant with her ex-husband, actor Chris Coghill.

Gregg, 54, said: “Lisa messaged me and said, ‘I know you are struggling to conceive, I’ve been through this and d if Anna wants to speak to me I’ve got seen John so happy or relaxed.” John, 54, says his wife-to-be was only too happy to offer a friendly ear to Anne-Marie, who at 33 is 21 years y Gregg’s gg junior. j J John said: “Lisa had her own IVF journey and adopted Billie. Whenever we see someone going through a difficult situation we may have had experience of, we want to help them. We are all here as friends to help each other.”

Former greengroce­r Gregg said of son Sid, who arrived in May: “I feel incredibly lucky. I really miss him when I’m away.”

Anne-Marie’s Italian mother Rina lives with the couple in Kent and looks after Sid at night when Gregg is at home so he can get uninterrup­ted sleep.

“There’s no way I could do filming the next day if I don’t get my sleep,” he said. “Not at my age!”

Celebrity MasterChef continues tomorrow at 9pm on BBC One.

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HAPPY John & actress Lisa HELP Gregg and his wife Anne-Marie
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POOR SHOW Messy John

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