TOM Kerridge has long been a famous face in the British cooking industry. The Michelin-starred chef works alongside his multi-talented wife Beth, who helps manage the restaurant as well as having a successful artistic career as a sculptor. Who is Tom Kerridge’s wife Beth? Tom Kerridge is married to sculptor Beth Cullen-Kerridge. Beth is a […]
TOM Kerridge has long been a famous face in the British cooking industry.
The Michelin-starred chef works alongside his multi-talented wife Beth, who helps manage the restaurant as well as having a successful artistic career as a sculptor.
Tom Kerridge is married to sculptor Beth Cullen-Kerridge.
Beth is a originally from Stoke-on-Trent.
She studied at John Moores University and the Royal College of Art before launching her artistic career.
Beth has also been a defining force behind her husband Tom Kerridge’s restaurants, as she took time out of her own career to help him set up his first gastropub.
The pair met in 1997 in London when Beth was working for artist Sir Anthony Caro and Tom was a sous chef for Gary Rhodes.
Their love story started when they both attended a mutual friend’s birthday party – where Beth reportedly asked Tom to chip in £3 for a stripper
After just six weeks of meeting, Beth asked him to marry her and they finally got married in 2000.
Beth took time out of her career as a sculptor to help her husband get his foot in the door of the restaurant industry.
The pair developed and opened the only 2 Michelin-Star pub in the world – The Hand and Flowers.
They have since opened a second gastro pub called The Coach in 2014 and Kerridge’s Bar & Grill at Corinthia Hotel.
The pair now live in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, where The Hand and Flowers is located.
Beth and Tom have a four-year-old son named Acey.
Tom has spoken about the time he got to spend with his son during lockdown.
He told Hello!: “I love every minute of spending time with him, it’s an absolute privilege. We’ve grown very much together.
“He actually now gets a bit disappointed that I’m going back to work which is very sweet, but at the same point, he’s got to learn that everyone’s got to go to work. That parental guilt is no different to every family up and down the country.”
The chef said that he’s going to encourage his son to work in his restaurant when he’s older.
Beth is a high-profile sculptor who has worked on major projects.
Beth’s sculpture “Dhow Sail” is a 16-foot marble sculpture that stands in front of the Dubai Opera House.
Her sculpture “Boardroom Sacrifice”, inspired by businessmen’s shirt, has also been shown in Canary Wharf.
She previously worked alongside Sir Norman Foster on the Millennium Bridge and has worked on shows at the Venice Biennale.
Beth became the first artist to be presented with the commission for the Napoleon Garden Sculpture exhibition in Holland Park back in 1994.
The talented sculptor has also produced works famed artists, such as Edwardo Paolozzi, Elisabeth Frink and Alberto Giacometti.
