Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge shares two-ingredient snack behind his weight loss

Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has shared his secret to an incredible 12-stone weight loss, crediting a switch in snack choices as a key factor.

In a candid chat on the Comfort Eating podcast with Grace Dent, Tom opened up about how altering his diet transformed his life.

Revealing his newfound snack obsession, he exclaimed: "It is the ultimate snack! It's cheese and grapes. It's cheddar and red grapes and they're always in my fridge because it's very easy, you don't have to do any cooking. It gives you a burst of sugar and vitamins."

He continued: "Normally seedless (grapes), so you get sugar rushes but you also get a sense of vitamins coming through. And, cheese for me is amazing! It's like the ultimate snack."

Tom gave a shoutout to his preferred brands Cathedral City and Pilgrims Choice, while confessing his past indulgences: "It used used to be cheese on toast and an old tube of Pringles with a pint of gin."

As the conversation unfolded, he recounted the quirky tale of how he became engaged to his now-wife, Beth Cullen-Kerridge, just six weeks after their first encounter.

Describing their unconventional meeting in a pub, he recalled her unusual request: "Give me three pounds for this stripper".

His response to the unexpected demand was lighthearted: "I was like, alright, so I gave her three pounds for this stripper and he never turned up. We got on really really well, we've been together pretty much since that day."

After spending the night at her place, Tom later revealed, "she came back and fully expected me to be gone with the telly missing and she'd come back and I'd made a stuffed chicken breast in a cream sauce. So I kind of won her over with a pasta from a 24 hour shop."