Saturday Kitchen's Matt Tebbutt shuts down show after 'proud' text from daughter

07 October 2023 , 08:45

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Saturday Kitchen's Matt Tebbutt shuts down show after 'proud' text from daughter

As much as you might love your job, as many parents know all too well, sometimes it's impossible to simply leave your home life at the door - especially if you're waiting on tenterhooks for some all-important news. Chef Matt Tebbutt is best known to fans as a presenter on Saturday Kitchen but, away from the studio he's also a husband to wife Lisa and dad to their two children Henry and Jessie.

During an episode of the beloved Saturday morning food show, viewers got a glimpse of Matt's family-orientated side after he went completely off script to share an emotional text message he'd just that minute received from daughter Jessie, who has been studying for a degree at Goldsmith's University in London.

Toward the end of the show, the camera panned toward a beaming Matt, who had put his presenting duties to one side for a minute after receiving a text from Jessie about her final results. Holding his phone aloft, Matt grinned: "I've just had a text from my daughter. Proud dad moment. She got a first at university."

Guests on the show were quick to applaud Jessie's wonderful achievement, including Strictly Come Dancing star Anita Rani. Showing emotion, an evidently delighted Matt continued: "So well done Jess congratulations. [...] Yeah sorry, I have just taken over TV for my own gain. Right, let's get back to the script."

Many viewers watching at home could relate to Matt's pride, with one person tweeting: "Great show as ever. And huge congratulations to your daughter, Matt. Well done on achieving a first." Another cheered: "Matt is so proud of his daughter he had trouble staying composed there. Well done for getting a first."

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Last month, Matt took to Instagram to share a sweet father-daughter graduation pic with hardworking new grad Jessie, who has apparently balanced her academic studies with drumming in a band called Cape Orange. Speaking with the Daily Express last year about his experiences parenting grown-up children, Matt revealed: "My daughter is now at University in London, so we get to meet up pretty often... usually over a long lunch. I've entered a new phase of parenthood where we get to do grown-up adult things like that which is amazing."

Saturday Kitchen airs BBC One on Saturdays at 10am

Julia Banim