Natalie Cassidy, a former EastEnders star, is one of the contestants in the new season of Cooking with the Stars. Sonia Fowler, who portrayed her in the EastEnders, left Walford in April.
Former EastEnders cast member Natalie Cassidy has been “bricking it” over her latest TV project, which is scheduled to launch later this weekend. The actor has teased that she pushed herself out of her comfort zone for the experience.
Natalie, 42, announced earlier that year that she would be leaving the BBC soap opera. Her character Sonia Fowler, who first appeared in 1993, then left Walford in scenes that aired back in April, with her seen embarking on a new life abroad with her two children and her sister Bianca Jackson.
Following her departure, it was revealed that Natalie will appear on the new series of ITV’s Cooking with the Stars and she’s spoken about feeling nervous ahead of the launch. It comes after Channel 4 breaks silence after Gogglebox couple suddenly dumped from show.
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Natalie, who has been mentored by professional chef Tony Singh for the show, said that she “loves” cooking at home. The actor however spoke to WhatToWatch recently about how the experience differed from that.
She recalls using vegetable stock when practicing at home rather than vegetable oil. The outlet then continued, “This ball game is completely different from what I’m used to doing, but usually I’m cooking with a glass of wine, listening to the radio, and relaxing with a cup of wine while washing the kids.”
You have a recipe, Natalie said, and you have no time to think about it at all. She made the comments while discussing one of Sonia’s employment on EastEnders: “I need to produce high-end grub and I’m bricking it”!
She also explained that she wanted to improve her culinary skills and that her “staples” include spaghetti and roast dinners. They are “good basics,” according to Natalie, but the competition show also offered new insights into herbs, spices, and various cultures.
The former soap star claimed to “impress” her two kids in the kitchen. Natalie teased her by revealing that she also hoped to learn where the chefs “go to eat” and that she wants to find a list of restaurants and “hidden gems”
Natalie revealed both her weaknesses and strengths in the Cooking with the Stars competition component while speaking to the outlet. Celebrities compete in the kitchen before being judged in the finale of the show.
Being “organized” is one of her qualities, Natalie said. She expressed her dislike for “lateness,” adding that she is “very aware of time,” which she hoped would help with her cooking timings on the show.
The “chopping side of things” is then acknowledged as her weakness. Because the actor is an “Awkward Annie,” Natalie told the outlet that close friends frequently offer to take over chopping boards if they are positioned next to her in the kitchen.
Cooking with the Stars airs on ITV, ITVX, STV, and STVPlayer starting at 7 p.m. tomorrow night.
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