Marco Pierre White Reveals ' The Secret I've Been Hiding'

The notoriously private chef and Hell’s Kitchen host opens up like never before in his most honest interview yet

- Holly Richards

No-one can breathe the cold chill of fear into a room full  of celebrities quite like Marco Pierre White – the man who once famously made Gordon Ramsay cry.

But don’t be fooled – there’s a surprisingly gentle, introspective side to the infamous British chef that he keeps quietly tucked away from the public eye.

Lounging in a Sydney hotel bar, Marco, 55, opens up about his fiercely private life in a revealing interview with New Idea.

‘When I go back home to England, you never see me in public,’ he says, sipping slowly on his latte.

‘I never use my children in publicity and I’ll never talk about my children in detail.’

The Michelin-starred chef ’s son, Marco Jnr, was the subject of controversy earlier this year when MasterChef judge Matt Preston publicly slammed his behaviour.

At the time, Marco jumped to the defence of his 22-year old son, but he’s more diplomatic when discussing the conflict now.