YES, THERE ARE DISASTERS!

Like any amateur cooking contest, Celebrity Best Home Cook sees a few disasters, and at one point Rachel Johnson experiences the heartbreak of a toppling dessert (left). ‘One contestant has great difficulty with a pressure cooker,’ says Mary. ‘You’ve got to read the instructions and understand them before you start. There have been difficulties, andi could watch from a distance and think, “Why hasn’t she read the instructions?” But really, it’s how they cope with a disaster that counts, we all have them. If you’re calm, you can still end up with something lovely. If a meringue doesn’t work then Eton Mess, which is squashed meringue with fruit, might do.’