Winter Edition 2019

TILLY talks
Like father like daughter – this culinary star is taking over the kitchen
as well as prime time TV. Tilly tells us how she combines school, a TV
career, a cookery book and being a Ramsay!
How old were you when you
started cooking and who got
you into the kitchen?
I started cooking when my Dad
was filming in the kitchen when
I was around five or six. He
used to ask me to help and then
I wanted to do my own food
that was fun to make and that I
enjoyed eating. My brother and
sisters would eat it too and they
preferred it to Dad’s! Since then
I have just enjoyed making food
for them and for friends.
Did school play a role in
helping to shape your career?
I did home economics at school
and I enjoyed it – they did not
offer it as an option for GCSE’s
so it did not really take me any
further.
Do you think all schools should
teach cookery?
Yes! For children to understand
that it does not always have to
be complicated and that it is
cheaper and healthier to prepare
food yourself rather than fast
food or takeaways – my friends
and I love to have dinners
where we pair up and each pair
cooks a course – it’s social and
it’s competitive and we
all love that!
How did you
combine filming
while doing your GCSE’s?
We always do our filming in the
school holidays – some episodes
are filmed in the Easter holidays
in London, others in the
summer in Cornwall and Los
Angeles. It is sometimes tricky
and I have to be careful to make
sure I keep up with coursework
and revision.
Are you taking A Levels or are
you at school in America?
Yes! I am doing A Levels
in England – I am studying
Biology, Psychology and
Physical Education. We did
look at schools in America but
it is so different and difficult ››