THE celebrity chef who shut his award-winning restaurant after an affair with a wine expert has declared: “You’ve only got one life.”
The Sun revealed yesterday Stephen Terry, 56 — who was Gordon Ramsay’s best man — had moved in with 32-year-old Jo Browning after being busted by his wife Joanna, 54.
Last night the dad of three said: “I regret the pain it’s caused my family and I will for the rest of my life.
“But you’ve only got one life.
“I’m supporting my wife the best I can.
“I don’t want this to be messy.”
Stephen, who has starred on TV’s Great British Menu, said the decision to close the famous Hardwick in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, was also down to financial pressures.
Masterchef presenter Gregg Wallace was also a big fan of the pub and said: “I’ve eaten Stephen’s food for many years and I think his dishes at The Hardwick are outstanding.”
The Welsh pub first opened in 2005 before going on to win numerous accolades.
In 2010 it was named as gastropub of the year at the national restaurant awards.
And was number 20 in last year’s list of top 50 gastropubs.
