When I was about 18, I finally decided I'd had enough. I started reading through magazines and books to try to learn more about food and how it worked. This led to me making recipes and experimenting with healthier ways of cooking. As a result, I lost nearly five stone over the next few years and I grew to love cooking with different herbs, spices and flavours.
Gradually I developed my own recipes and really worked at learning all about nutrition because the key to all this was to be healthy. I've kept the weight loss for 8 years now - and it also had another spin-off. I was lucky enough to be taken on by a top model agency and I modeled for about 4 years, working for companies such as Gucci & Martini.
However, I realised that modeling was not where my heart lay. It was always at the back of my mind how miserable I had been when I was fat, and I know that many people feel the same way. I just wanted to help others feel good about themselves and to help them re-educate their whole way of thinking when it came to food.
I've adapted my favorite foods to low-fat healthy versions. I particularly enjoy giving people exciting ideas from Thai through to British Modern Cookery. I want to create food that people want to eat - that just happens to be healthy and low fat.
