A decade ago, Donal Skehan was plying his trade as a pop star, showcasing his dance moves and — “the most mortifying aspect of it” — wearing matching white training outfits to the gym with his Streetwize bandmates.

TV chef Donal Skehan has announced his engagement to his Swedish girlfriend, Sofie Larsson.

I was a pretty laid back child. The ambition only came later, when I left school and realised there was a big bad world out there.