“Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer when I was a lad. From then on, he lived in fear that death was just around the corner, and he set about programming me to work hard and bring in some cash.”

English chef, restaurateur and television personality

Marco Pierre White is an English chef, restaurateur and television personality. He became the first British chef to earn three Michelin stars, and did so at age 33, making him the youngest chef to reach that mark. He is also known for training chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Mario Batali, Shannon Bennett, Curtis Stone, Phil Howard and Stephen Terry. He has been described as the first celebrity chef and as an enfant terrible of the British restaurant scene.