Stephen (Front of House) & Helen (Kitchen)

Relationship: Married couple, 6 children between them

Ages: 45 & 43

Hometown: Ely, Cambridge

Background: Stephen is an ex-naval officer but now works as a sales & marketing Director. Helen is unemployed, but she used to work as a marketer. They think they could be the next celebrity chef couple, describing themselves as tenacious, robust, perfectionists, and bossy. They got married 12 years ago. They have a Brady Bunch-type blended family, having raised six children between them, with their youngest Josephine (9) currently at boarding school.

Culinary Experience: Helen is a keen cook who, with Stephen, has catered for as many as 80 people at family events. Helen also has experience working in professional kitchens, including at a sports complex where she often filled in for the chef. She has also just finished a stint with Hotel Chocolat running their tasting clubs. Stephen thinks he might be the only man in Britain who owns four paella pans, and he loves cooking up a feast on his barbecue.