According to Daily Express - Showbiz, Matt Tebbutt interrupted his Saturday Kitchen Live show to share details of an injury he suffered just before the programme began. He burnt his lips in rehearsal before the show and was concerned the injury would change his appearance, asking if he looked like he had fillers or had been to the dentist. The exact date of the Saturday Kitchen Live show where this occurred has not been confirmed, and the identity of the guests who interacted with him remains unknown.
On The One Show earlier this month, Angellica Bell playfully quizzed Tebbutt about an awkward moment, forcing him to recall the time he got fired. According to Daily Express - Showbiz, Marco Pierre White gave Matt Tebbutt his big break in cooking. Tebbutt recounted that White sacked him after a month, but called the next day to ask why he was at home and then rehired him at another restaurant.
So I burnt my lips in rehearsal.
The specific reason for the sacking has not been disclosed. Tebbutt also appeared on The One Show to talk about his latest career move, launching a new podcast about celebrities’ supermarket staples. The release date and title of the podcast are currently unknown, as is the current status of his injury and whether it required medical attention.
Do I look like I've got fillers?
So, shall I not talk?
Is it like I've got fillers? Do I look like I've been to the dentist?
It was a lot, let's be honest. He was a bit of a legend or he still is a legend in the whole food industry. I think these kinds of mentors you need when you're starting out, you need those people to look up to and aspire to and Marco was certainly one of those.
So I went to work for him and learnt a lot. It was a fun time and it was full on time. shall we say…
No, that was Alastair. That's another chef, the great Alastair Little - Italian chef.
Well I worked for him twice because I got sacked.
I started in this three star, which is the pinnacle of Michelin cooking. I was straight out of catering school and I really didn't know what I was going into and wow what a shock that was. So he sacked me after a month and then I went home and the next day, I was going ‘oh, my word, I need a job. I need to find some work’. Then the phone went and it was Marco going, ‘why are you at home?’ I went, ‘Well, because you sacked me last night’ and he said ‘oh, don't worry about that’. Then I went back and I worked at one of his other restaurants, the criterion, which was really busy. But it was fun. It was busy. It was often tough.