On filming day, I arrived on set at 7:00 am, I had asked for help with unloading my boxes, and the lovely Matt kindly assisted me from the car to the film set. As soon as we arrived, Sophie from production welcomed me, explained what would happen next, and kept checking in to make sure I was okay.

My day started with recording a short solo segment in a hut, and from there, it was nonstop action. Everything was filmed in real-time, so there wasn’t much room for error. We were told to bring every single item we would need, but of course, I forgot my favourite knife! Thankfully, the team arranged for a replacement, they were incredible.

Despite a few small hiccups, like burning a napkin because I wasn’t used to an electric burner, everything else went smoothly. The other contestants were absolutely amazing, I can’t believe how quickly we all bonded and got on! We have kept in touch, and honestly, I think we all deserved to win, but, as we know, only one winner could be chosen.

If you are curious about the other contestants, you can check them out here: adventures in print, dottie and olive and cakes by francesca

The recipes I created for the show are now available on my website, and if you’d like to re-watch the episode you can watch it here