SPICE GIRL

Pop star Samantha Fox shows off her cooking skills

-  CAREN CLARK, JOHNATHON HUGHES, VICTORIA WILSON

COOKERY Celebrity MasterChef Wednesday-Friday, times vary, BBC1

Samantha Fox shot to stardom in 1983 as a glamour model before becoming a pop star and selling a whopping 30 million records worldwide.

This week, she is showing off her cooking talents in the penultimate heat of Celebrity MasterChef, where she's joined in the kitchen by drag artist Cheryl Hole, DJ Locksmith, singer-songwriter Jamelia and opera singer Wynne Evans - all looking to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

As she celebrates 40 years in show business, we caught up with Fox, 57, to hear more...