Rosemary Jacqueline Shrager (; born 21 January 1951) is a British

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and TV presenter, best known for being an

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teacher on the reality television programme ''

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'', and as a judge on ''

Soapstar Superchef ''Soapstar Superchef'' was a cooking show on the ITV Network, where soap stars from '' Coronation Street'', '' EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Hollyoaks'' (and '' Hollyoaks: In the City'') and '' Neighbours'' competed to be crowned "kings" or "que ...

''. She also made an appearance on the reality TV series '' I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!''. Other television projects have included ''Kitchen Showdown with Rosemary Shrager'', where she weaned unhealthy fast-food families onto nutritious cuisine. Shrager is an accomplished chef and has worked with fellow ''Soapstar Superchef'' judge

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. The daughter (and third child) of John Worlledge, a company executive, and his wife, June Rosemary Twentyman Davis, Shrager was educated at Northwich School of Art and Design and

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, with the intention of becoming an architect. She is married to Michael Shrager, a barrister, whom she married when she was 21; they have two children. After her marriage, she established a catering company.

Television

In 2007 and 2008, she hosted her cookery series ''

Rosemary Shrager's School for Cooks ''Rosemary Shrager's School for Cooks'', is a real life cuisine programme presented by celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager. It was produced by RDF Media and screened by ITV in the United Kingdom. Each week, 8 amateur chefs are brought into Shrager ...

'', where ten contestants competed for the opportunity to work in a Michelin star restaurant. Shrager played the part of a strict, no-nonsense headmistress on the American reality show, ''

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'' in 2009. She and the food historian and author Ivan Day, recreated dishes cooked for

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on the 2011 BBC series ''

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''. She is now known for cooking daily on ''

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'' from 2010 until 2012 and on '' What's Cooking?'' during May 2013. On 14 November 2012, it was confirmed that Rosemary had joined the cast of '' I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'' as a late entrant and was voted out by the public on 27 November 2012, finishing in 6th place out of 12 celebrities. In 2016, Rosemary appeared in the three-part BBC series, ''The Real Marigold Hotel'', which followed a group of celebrity senior citizens including actress

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and dancer

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on a journey to India. She also appeared on ''The Real Marigold on Tour'' to

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and

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in 2016,

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and

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in 2017. Shrager was a judge on the ITV daytime series ''Chopping Block'', alongside

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, in 2016 and 2017 and was a guest judge on '' Culinary Genius'' in 2017. Additionally, Shrager was a judge on the BBC's show ''The Big Family Cooking Showdown'', alongside

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, in 2017.

Television credits

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All Star Family Fortunes ''Family Fortunes'' is a British television game show based on the American game show ''Family Feud''. The programme ran on ITV (TV network), ITV from 6 January 1980 to 30 December 2002. A celebrity version, ''#All Star Family Fortunes, All St ...

'' (2012) *'' I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'' (2012) *'' Who Wants to be a Millionaire?: Live Celebrity Special'' (2012) *'' Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live'' (2012) *''

Let's Dance for Comic Relief ''Let's Sing and Dance'', formerly known as ''Let's Dance'', is a British television programme shown on BBC One, featuring celebrities performing famous dance routines to raise money for the charities Comic Relief and Sport Relief. The programme ...

'' (2013) *'' What's Cooking?'' (2013) *'' Catchphrase: Celebrity Special'' (26 May 2013) *'' Tipping Point: Lucky Stars'' (2013) *''

Big Star's Little Star ''Big Star's Little Star'' is a British game show that began on ITV on 4 September 2013 and is presented by Stephen Mulhern. The show sees three celebrity contestants and their children or grandchildren answering questions about each other to w ...

'' (2013) *'' The Chase: Celebrity Special'' (2013) *'' Ladies of London'' (2014) *''

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'' (2014) *''

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'' (2014) *''

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'' (2016) *''

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'' (2016) *''Chopping Block'' (2016—2017) *'' Culinary Genius'' (2017) *''

The Big Family Cooking Showdown ''The Big Family Cooking Showdown'', often referred to as simply ''Cooking Showdown'' or ''BFCS'', is a BBC team cooking competition. The first season was hosted by ''Great British Bake Off'' winner Nadiya Hussain and Zoe Ball. Each week, two te ...

'' (2017) *'' Best Leftovers Ever'' (2020) *'' Cooking With the Stars'' (2021)

Publications

* ''Castle Cook'' (2001) * ''School for Cooks'' (2008) * ''Yorkshire Breakfast'' (2011) * ''Absolutely Foolproof Classic Home Cooking'' (2011) * ''Absolutely Foolproof Food for Family & Friends'' (2012)

References

Bibliography

*Shrager, Rosemary; Gaisford, Sue, ''Rosemary: Castle Cook'', Everyman's Library, 19 January 2001, *Shrager, Rosemary, ''School for Cooks'', Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1 August 2008, *Shrager, Rosemary, 'Absolutely Foolproof', Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, 2 May 2011,

External links

Official Website
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