Lisa Faulkner
The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein
4.6 • 758 Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Hello and welcome to today’s summer season finale of The Travel Diaries. Today, we have a very special guest joining us, the lovely Lisa Faulkner, a multi-talented actress, presenter, and chef, who has graced our screens for over two decades.
Born in London, Lisa’s journey into the limelight began at the tender age of 16 when she was scouted by a modelling agency. Her career quickly transitioned from modelling to acting, where she built a reputation for her compelling and versatile performances in shows like Holby City and Eastenders, before winning the hearts of viewers as the champion of "Celebrity MasterChef" back in 2010. Not only did the show see Lisa reinvent herself as a TV chef and author of several best-selling cookbooks - she also met her now husband, Masterchef judge, and former guest of The Travel Diaries John Torode, and together they are now the hosts of John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen on ITV.
Lisa is an avid traveler with a deep love for exploring new cultures and cuisines. Her travels have taken her to the far corners of the globe, from the bustling streets of Tokyo to the wild landscapes of Western Australia. Uncovering hidden culinary gems and soaking in the rich history of her favourite destinations, Lisa’s travel diaries take us from Paris and Greece, to Japan, Vietnam, Australia and beyond.
Destination recap:
- Ikos Resort, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Paris, France
- Japan
- Kyoto, Japan
- Ho Chi Minh, City, Vietnam
- Western Australia
- Margaret River, Western Australia
- Alberta’s, Busselton, Western Australia
- Dubai, UAE
- Westerns Laundry, London, England
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
You can catch Lisa exploring Western Australia on John and Lisa’s Food Trip Down Under - the full series is now available to watch on ITVX.
And that’s a wrap for Season 12. I'll be back towards the end of September with Season 13, and lots more brilliant guests, and destination specials!
To celebrate today’s season finale, I also have a fabulous competition running on my Instagram page @hollyrubenstein where you can win a 2 night stay at Bodmin Jail Hotel in Cornwall, one of the most unique hotels in England. Good luck!
Wishing you all a fantastic rest of your summer (or winter, depending on where you are listening!) and wherever you’re heading, safe travels.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to today's summer season finale of the Travel Diaries podcast. |
| 0:11.4 | I'm your host Holly Rubinstein and here each week I'll be speaking to a very special guest |
| 0:17.3 | about the seven chapters in their life's travel diaries. |
| 0:22.9 | From their earliest childhood travel memory and the first place they fell in love with to their hidden gem and what's at the top |
| 0:27.7 | of their travel bucket list. We'll be uncovering their adventures around the world and the |
| 0:32.6 | travel experiences and destinations that have shaped their lives. Today we have a very special guest |
| 0:39.3 | joining us, the lovely Lisa Faulkner, a multi-talented actress, presenter and chef who's |
| 0:45.9 | grazed our screens for over two decades. Born in London, Lisa's journey into the limelight |
| 0:51.3 | began at the tender age of 16 when she was scouted by a modelling |
| 0:55.5 | agency. Her career quickly transitioned from modelling to acting where she built a reputation for |
| 1:00.9 | her compelling and versatile performances in shows like Holby City and EastEnders, before winning |
| 1:07.4 | the hearts of viewers as the champion of celebrity MasterChef back in 2010. |
| 1:13.0 | Not only did the show see Lisa reinvent herself as a TV chef and author of several best-selling cookbooks, |
| 1:20.1 | she also met her now husband, Master Chef Judge, and former guest of the Travel Diaries, John Terode. |
| 1:26.4 | And together they now are the hosts of John |
| 1:29.3 | and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen on ITV. And she tells us today how their TV love story unfolded |
| 1:36.4 | and how food has become the centre of their worlds. To celebrate today's season finale, I also |
| 1:43.8 | have a fabulous competition running on my |
| 1:46.6 | Instagram page at Holly Rubinstein, where you can win a two-night stay at Bodminjail Hotel in |
| 1:53.7 | Cornwall in England. One of the most unique hotels in the West Country, a renovated 18th century |
| 2:00.7 | prison. Such a cool experience. So head over to |
| 2:04.1 | my Instagram for your chance to win. Good luck. Right, back to today's guest. So Lisa is an avid |
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