TV chef Rick Stein has discussed a "pain" while issuing an honest statement online.
The 79-year-old, who was born in Churchill near Chipping Norton, has been a regular on our screens for decades now.
Mr Stein has featured in numerous TV shows and travelled the world, most notably in his Long Weekend BBC series across Europe and his cooking adventures in India, to name a few.
He also has a business portfolio spanning Padstow, Marlborough, Newquay, Winchester, Australia and Sandbanks in Dorset.
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Over the weekend, Mr Stein attended a fancy dress party with his wife, Sarah, and posted a photograph on Instagram of the couple in cowboy costumes.
Writing in the caption, he revealed that he finds it a "pain" when having to get dressed up in fancy dress, but he found it "good fun" this time.
Mr Stein said: "When my friends announce that they’re going to have a party in fancy dress, I say to myself, that’s a pain, but more often than not, given that Sarah will get the important bits, it’s good fun, particularly on a sunny evening like this at this house in Wadebridge.
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"I note that I’ve got a glass of Zero Guinness in hand, not quite the right prop for the Wild West."
The celebrity chef studied at New College at Oxford University, where he completed an English degree in 1971 after returning from travels in Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Stein has previously joked about graduating with what he called a "gentlemen’s third", but has said his time at Oxford – including editing student newspaper Cherwell – helped shape his decision to pursue a more practical, hands‑on career in food and hospitality.
