CELEBRITY MasterChef star Dawn O’Porter has revealed her cheeky tattoo tribute to husband Chris O’Dowd.
The author and broadcaster, who has reached the final three stage of the BBC foodie show, opened up on her personal life as she whipped up her latest dish.
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Celebrity MasterChef star Dawn O’Porter has revealed the cheeky tattoo tribute she has in tribute to husband Chris O’DowdCredit: BBC
The pair said I Do back in 2012Credit: Getty
She whipped up a chicken and lamb kebab with champagne wrapped in plastic bags in tribute to her date with ChrisCredit: BBC
She told the show ‘delicious food is delicious food’Credit: BBC
Dawn, 46, married Bridesmaids actor Chris, 46, back in 2012 in a three day WedFest ceremony in London.
Yet during her time in the latter stages of Celeb MasterChef, she took it right back to when the pair were dating.
She told hosts John Torode and Grace Dent how she was making her “happy” food of a kebab, complete with marinated chicken and lamb, pineapple, bread – and of course garlic sauce.
She said: “Delicious food is delicious food.
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“I’m dedicating this to my husband Chris who first told me he loved me in a kebab shop.
“We sat in their and ate this kebab and drank champagne out of a blue plastic bag and it obviously changed my life.”
As she stared to whip up the feast, she continued: “For Chris’ wedding present I got a tattoo of the name munchies on my bottom because that was the name of the shop.
“So I got it done a week before the wedding and I had to hide it the whole week.”
The presenting pair looked stunned as she made her confession.
She previously also had the letter ‘O’ tattooed onto her hand in tribute to taking the ‘O’ from Chris’ surname in their marriage.
After it was cooked, Jon praised the “fantastic” meat and “fluffy” bread.
Grace said: “I feel like it’s 1998, I’m coming down Oxford Street on the 73 bus and I’ve lost a shoe in a nightclub.
“This is fabulous. Love, love, love.”
After their analysis, Dawn added: “I think Chris will have loved all that.
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The previous Celebrity Masterchef winners so far in the show
2023 – Singer Wynne Evans
2022 – Radio Presenter Lisa Snowdon
2021 – Gold-medal-winning Paralympian Kadeena Cox
2020 – YouTube star Riyadh Khalaf
2019 – Olympian Greg Rutherford
2018 – Actor John Partridge
2017 – Television presenter Angellica Bell
2016 – Real Hustle star Alexis Conran
2015 – Pussycat doll Kimberly Wyatt
2014 – Actress Sophie Thompson
2013 – Comedian and actor Ade Edmondson
2012 – Actress Emma Kennedy
2011 – Former England rugby captain Phil Vickery
2010 – Actress and presenter Lisa Faulkner
2009 – Presenter Jayne Middlemiss
2008 – Singer and actress Liz McClarnon
2007 – Actress and presenter Nadia Sawalha
2006 – Rugby star Matt Dawson
“I think he’ll feel very well represented and loved.’
Later in the episode, four became three as singer Alfie Boe was sent home.
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This summer, The Sun exclusively revealed how Dawn and Chris had sold their swanky £2million London home after moving back to the UK.
The author made the decision to quit Stateside life in a bid to ‘claw back’ her career.
Speaking about coming back to London, Dawn admitted she struggled to find her place in the bright lights of Hollywood, but didn’t find the transition quite as smooth sailing as had hoped.
She recounted: “We were living in LA and I just said to Chris, I’ve got to go back to London to try and claw back my career.
“And we came back to London for a bit and I’d go for these meetings at TV production companies and I’d been successful.
“I had my own series on Channel 4… and they’d be like, ‘What do you want to do?’ and I was like, ‘I want to do what I do’. But no one wanted to employ me.”
Previously, she discussed her money woes, despite being a successful author and presenter and being married to Chris, who has starred in numerous box office successes and famous TV shows.
She told MailOnline: “I work pay cheque to pay cheque. I’m always broke. My card got declined last week. I’m like, what the f*** is happening? When will this end?”
Dawn has had a varied career, presenting several documentaries and shows including BBC’s Super Slim Me and How To Look Good Naked on Channel 4.
Meanwhile, Chris has starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest productions, including This Is 40, Thor: The Dark World, Gulliver’s Travels and St. Vincent.
She has reached the final three in the BBC showCredit: BBC
The pair recently sold up their London homeCredit: Getty
Broadcaster and writer Dawn previously told of her money worriesCredit: Alamy
