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John Torode can't remember first time he met wife Lisa Faulkner

John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen fans will be pleased to see the show return to our screens this weekend.

Hosted by married couple John Torode and Lisa Faulkner, this series will see the pair dish up some delicious Easter treats along with some "classic British flavours".

John, 57, and Lisa, 50, have been married since 2019, and share two children. But John recently admitted he cannot remember the first time he met his wife.

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Most fans will remember Lisa starring on MasterChef in 2010, with them later beginning their romance in 2015 after John wrote her a letter asking her out. But they actually met earlier, back in the 90s.

They both appeared on an episode of This Morning back in 1996, though John failed to notice the “hottie” he would later marry.

A brunette Lisa on This Morning back in 1996 (ITV/This Morning)

Lisa previously told the Mirror: "John doesn’t remember it at all! Didn’t remember it, and still didn’t remember it until he was actually shown footage.”

John has insisted he was too focused on his task at hand, as it was his debut episode being introduced as the show’s new chef. He continued: "I do remember now I’ve seen the footage, but I don’t really remember it. But try to imagine, I was young, it was my first day cooking live on television.

John also looked considerably different (ITV/This Morning)

"I was probably completely distracted by that, wasn’t I? Rather than by the hottie who was on the sofa. I was young. I was in the zone. In ‘96… what does that make me, 31?”

John was sporting a typically 90s bouffant hairstyle in their first meeting, while Lisa had dark brown hair.

John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen airs Saturdays at 11.35am on ITV and ITVX

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