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My Marco Pierre White obsession

No one who types ‘marco pierre white’ into their phone during a 2 a.m. YouTube blitz can fail to become addicted

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Marco Pierre White at Harveys, Wandsworth, in 1987.  PHOTO: BRYN COLTON / HULTON ARCHIVE / GETTY IMAGES
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 26 April 2025
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Pierre White, Marco. Chef. Michelin stars: five (all handed back). Wives: three (all handed back). Restaurants owned: number unclear. Hours in a cell: 14. Party: Reform. Brands promoted: Knorr stockpots, Lidl, P&O Cruises. Protégé: Gordon Ramsay. YouTube views: hundreds of millions.

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