John Whaite Quotes

John Whaite

Profession : Chef

Birth : May 23, 1989

To see a world where two men can dance together, it can instil the fear of God into people.

John Whaite

I am an avid lover of taking photographs of the night sky. Whenever I can, I get myself off to Canada or to Scotland and set up around the lake and spend a few hours in the middle of the night with a flask of coffee, a little glass of whiskey and some snacks.

John Whaite

I do like my own space. I like to just block the noise out after a while.

John Whaite

When you come into the food industry from the 'Bake Off,' you're very much at the lower end of the food chain, if you'll excuse the pun. In the industry, you have to get the experience, you have to learn the skill. As a home baker - that's how you win the competition - you aren't a professional.

John Whaite

I always wanted to be in the food industry, so I had to break away from the novelty of the 'Bake Off' and actually learn my trade. So, I had to go to Le Cordon Bleu to train.

John Whaite

Wigan is the town I come from. We're all known as pie eaters in Wigan.

John Whaite

After 'Bake Off,' I got these book deals that were very much baking books. But the books I'm producing now like 'Perfect Plates in Five Ingredients' and 'Comfort,' they're really a truer representation of who I am as a food writer and a food industry professional.

John Whaite

People think bakers are dainty little housewives but they are not. They are quite controlling people who want to be told that they are loved.

John Whaite

I've been very vocal in the past about my mental health issues.

John Whaite

A lot of people struggle, whether you're a man, woman, non-binary... but I think men, in particular, are conditioned from a very early age not to talk about how they feel, not to cry, not to ask for help.

John Whaite

I just want to say to men, it doesn't matter if you're straight, it doesn't matter if you're gay, asexual, whatever you are, you have to speak, you have to talk, you have to find the help that you need, the help is there.

John Whaite

For me, as many dark days as I have, I have bright days where I can achieve so much.

John Whaite

People think if you win the 'Bake Off' you walk straight into a big book deal and all of this but it isn't like that. You've still got to work really, really hard - probably harder than before - to make the right connections, to tour with brands, to discuss opportunities and negotiations.

John Whaite

When you're panicking you make rash decisions.

John Whaite

The problem with a lot of modern recipes is that you have a great list of ingredients and you only need a tiny bit of each one so the rest perishes in the fridge.

John Whaite

My career could go up in smoke and as long as I've got my health and my family then nothing else matters.

John Whaite

During 'Bake Off' people said, 'You're going to become a celebrity and leave your boyfriend,' but I knew it would never happen.

John Whaite

My dance skills are reliant on me being a bit pickled in a nightclub, if I try to do a dance move sober it doesn't go very well, but I used to do ballet and tap so I have to be shown what do, so if I watch things I pick things up quite quickly.

John Whaite

I really want to learn a really intense samba and really go for it.

John Whaite

Baking helps lift my depression. It can't cure it but it helps.

John Whaite