Saturday Kitchen Live: 23/05/2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am, Today on BBC One London (1)
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23/05/2026
Season 2026, Episode 1
Natalie Cassidy joins Matt Tebbutt and chefs Tom Parker Bowles and Tony Singh in an episode for BBC Caring Matters Week. Helen McGinn picks the drinks
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Matt Tebbutt
(Presenter)
Helen McGinn
(Contributor)
Natalie Cassidy
(Guest)
Tom Parker Bowles
(Guest)
Tony Singh
(Guest)
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Did You Know..
Matt Tebbutt
(Presenter)
Best Known For:
Being a celebrity chef.
Early-life:
Matt was born in High Wycombe in 1973 and raised in South Wales. After gaining a diploma at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, he went on to work for some of London's most prestigious restaurants, including the Oak Room and Criterion.
Career:
Between 2009 and 2011, Tebbutt presented Saturday Kitchen on BBC One when regular host James Martin was away. He has also had presenting roles on the Great British Menu, Drop Down Menu, Market Kitchen: Big Adventure and Food Unwrapped. He used to own and run the Foxhunter restaurant in Nant-y-derry near Usk in South Wales.
Quote:
'Being thrown in the deep-end in a top kitchen is daunting, but its brilliant experience.'
Trivia:
In 2008, Tebbutt published the book Cooks Country: Modern British Rural Cooking.
Helen McGinn
(Contributor)
Natalie Cassidy
(Guest)
Born:
May 13, 1983
in
Islington, London
Best Known For:
Playing Sonia in EastEnders
Early-life:
Natalie Ann Cassidy was born on May 13, 1983, in Islington, London. She became interested in performing at an early age, despite none of her family having been involved in showbusiness, and claims she was inspired to tread the boards after watching Rainbow as a child. At the age of eight, she enrolled at The Anna Scher Theatre School and it soon became clear she had an impressive future ahead of her.
Career:
At 10 she auditioned for a role in EastEnders and won the coveted part of Sonia, a member of the infamous Jackson clan. During her time in the soap her character had to deal with giving birth after not realising she was pregnant, the death of her fiance and a lesbian affair that almost wrecked her marriage. Cassidy won both British Soap and TV Quick Awards, and is one of EastEnders' most popular stars. She's also appeared on So Graham Norton, taken part in Celebrity Driving School, and reported for Holiday. She was a contestant on the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing. In 2012, she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Quote:
'I know that my face is well known because of TV, but I don't feel famous, I just feel like a really normal person.'
Trivia:
In 2007, Natalie released a fitness DVD.
Tom Parker Bowles
(Guest)
Tony Singh
(Guest)
