Celebrities including Paris Hilton and Jeffrey Wright reveal their favorite holiday food

Record ID: 1757095

  • Title: Celebrities including Paris Hilton and Jeffrey Wright reveal their favorite holiday food
  • Date: 18th December 2023
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (RECENT - DECEMBER 3, 2023) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, JODIE COMER, SAYING: "Favourite Christmas food! Well, I feel like Christmas dinner always has a...now I've forgotten the word of it. The little sausages wrapped in bacon. What are they called? What? No! Pigs in blankets. Bigstrotters. Pigs in blankets. Pigs in blankets, sorry, my brain." (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, ANDREW SCOTT, SAYING: "My favourite Christmas food, I love a bit of stuffing. I'll leave you with that." (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER-SONGWRITER, RAYE, SAYING: "Oh, I like pigs in blankets. Yeah, stuffing, mmm!" (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, CALLUM TURNER, SAYING: "Well, we get a roast dinner. My aunt cooks a roast dinner, so that, yeah." LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (RECENT - DECEMBER 5, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, GILLIAN ANDERSON, SAYING: "Food, oh, gosh! Umm, some kind of pudding of some kind. Maybe not Christmas pudding but some kind of pudding." LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 16, 2023) (Reuters) (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOCIALITE, PARIS HILTON, SAYING: “I love the marshmallows melted on top of the yams, that’s so good and my mom makes the most amazing turkey and stuffing and gravy and I just love like Thanksgiving food. Like it’s so good. I could eat it for the next two months straight.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, HENRY GOLDING AND WIFE, LIV LO GOLDING, SAYING: Henry Golding: “Oh pigs in blanket. It’s got to be, hasn’t it? Sausages wrapped in bacon, it’s like pig on pig.” Liv Lo Golding: “Can’t go wrong. Mac and cheese for me.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, TAYLOR ZAKHAR PEREZ, SAYING: “Oh my favorite dish is that sweet potato casserole with the marshmallows on top. Just like you could eat the whole pan. (Reporter: I don’t know what that is, but…) No, ok, it’s an American thing. It’s just sugar on top of sugar on top of sugar.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, JONATHAN BAILEY, SAYING: “I love a minced pie but take the top off, put some stilton in it, put it back in the oven, let the stilton melt into the minced pie, bite into that. That’s your Christmas treat. No, it’s really good. It’s surprisingly good. Try it and see.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, JACOB ELORDI, SAYING: “Maybe rice. Yeah, rice in anything. I love rice.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, NICHOLAS GALITZINE, SAYING: “I have to say, I’m going to have to shout out my mom here because she makes an amazing roast lamb, a Greek roast lamb for Christmas, roast potatoes. That’s my go-to.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, SIMU LIU, SAYING: “I’ll say I look forward to my mother’s dumplings. My mom’s dumplings are the best in the world. They’ve never been beaten and the holidays mean I get to go home and see her and family. So, it’s got to be the home cooked meal.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, BRIAN COX, SAYING: “Food? Well, I am a traditionalist so great, complete free turkey is, at its best, is wonderful, you know. So that kind of thing and stuff like, I like parsnips, certain types of parsnips done in a certain way.” NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITES STATES (NOVEMBER 27, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR MICHAEL POTTS SAYING: “You want me to pick between candid yams and macaroni and cheese, that’s what your, that’s what you’re asking me to do. May, maybe the cornbread dressing as well – some southern roots so it be cornbread dressing.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR JEFFREY WRIGHT SAYING: “I'm going to say it because you know it needs to be said. I smoked a turkey this Thanksgiving and the thing was phenomenal. First time I tried it. So, my mom actually smoked a turkey when I was a kid and I've never forgotten. And so, I had a I had an opportunity finally to do it myself. And it was it was lovely. It was lovely. So that might, you know, this far during the holiday, that's, that's the winner.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR COLMAN DOMINGO SAYING: “My favorite holiday, holiday food - sweet potato pie at any time. Okay, you got some on you?” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS JULIETTE BINOCHE SAYING: “Well, chocolate is always in my, you know, in my mind, unfortunately. But I love everything.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS CAILEE SPAENY SAYING: “Stuffing. I'm a green bean casserole, it’s pretty good. Could I use more salt because I'm from Missouri, so we always like more salt. But gravy is just - you just want to put gravy on everything.” NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 20, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUTHOR DEEPAK CHOPRA SAYING: “I'm a vegetarian, so my holiday food is the same as everyday food.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS CONNIE NIELSEN SAYING: “That I really don't like Turkey. I really, really hate turkey. But every year it's like, how am I going to make this thing taste of something? That's, that's my comment on that tradition.” NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 14, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) RAPPER E-40 SAYING: “People going to get mad at me - it ain't like, I haven't had it in a long time, but it used to be chitlins. I love chitlins, I mean, my momma, the way my momma make it, you know what I’m saying?” LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 4, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, SHAILENE WOODLEY, SAYING: “Oh my gosh like every stew, I love like a good tajine. I love something that just like sits in the oven and roasts for hours, that’s my jam.” LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 30, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English)SINGER/SONGWRITER, TIWA SAVAGE, SAYING: ‘’Oh, I think turkey, I know it's kind of like cliche, but turkey because I don't eat it any other time of the year. Really? Yeah, but yeah, I'm looking forward to it, yeah.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR JEYMES SAMUEL, SAYING: ‘’I think mince pies. I ate two yesterday. Mince pies. And my favorite Christmas song is (sings! ‘’God Rest You Merry Gentlemen.....’’) I love that joint, especially the Nat King Cole version.’’ LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 23, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) YUNGBLUD SAYING: ‘’Pigs in blankets. Bangin.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) HARRY JUDD FROM MCFLY AND HIS WIFE IZZY JUDD, SAYING: IZZY: ‘’Favourite food at Christmas? Oh, I love a roast. A roast dinner. ‘’ HARRY: ‘’Yeah. I'm not a vegetarian, but I love nut roast. I do love a Nut roast. Yeah.’’ IZZY: ‘’I’m not that keen on Christmas pudding.’’ HARRY: ‘’No, Christmas needs to up its pudding game.’’ IZZY: ‘’Yeah. Sticky toffee pudding.’’ HARRY: Yeah, something like that. (SOUNDBITE) (English)NOVA TWINS GEORGIA SOUTH AND AMY LOVE, SAYING: SOUTH: ‘’Oh. Oh, it has to be a nut roast.” LOVE: ‘’Oh you love a nut roast? My favorite part I think it's a very crispy potato fluffy in the middle but crispy on the outside. And dipped in good bit of gravy.’’ SOUTH: ‘’Oh a Yorkshire with gravy to in the middle …. Love a roast dinner’’ (SOUNDBITE) (English) THE LAST DINNER PARTY, SAYING: LIZZIE MAYLAND: “Yorkshire puddings.” EMILY ROBERTS: “Bread sauce.” AURORA NISHEVCI: “I don't know. I don't really have Christmas food.’’ ABIGAIL MORRIS: “Pigs in blankets.’’ AURORA NISHEVCI: ‘’I like mince pies’’ GEORGIA DAVIES: ‘’Mulled wine’’ (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR/MUSICIAN BILLY PORTER, SAYING: ‘’Oh, God. I feel like I'm being put on the spot. Roast beef er rib roast.’’ (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER/SONGWRITER, MAISIE PETERS SAYING: ‘’I like mince pies obviously and I like them cold better than hot. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER/SONGWRITER NELL MESCAL POSING ‘’My mum gets, like, the Marks and Spencer desserts like the chocolate puddings and I feel like those are my favorite.’’ (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR/DIRECTOR, DANIEL KALUUYA, A SAYING: ‘’Oxtail.’’ (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER/SONGWRITER, MAE MULLER, SAYING: ‘’Christmas food, Yorkshire pudding with gravy in the middle. Aunt Bessie's (a brand in the UK) obviously.’’ LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 23, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) PIANST CHLOE FLOWER SAYING: “Stuffing, but like – that’s a hard question because I also love cranberry sauce. It’s like I almost like can’t choose. But stuffing is probably my number one.” LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (RECENT - DECEMBER 14, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, WILLEM DAFOE, "That's tough because I don't associate food with Christmas necessarily. Every day is Christmas Day, every day is food day." (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, SUZY BEMBA, SAYING: "My favorite Christmas food is cinnamon rolls. But it's all around food, I just love cinnamon rolls. And I make really good ones." LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (RECENT - DECEMBER 4, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) MODEL, BARBARA PALVIN, SAYING: "Stuffed cabbage, it's my favorite, yeah. Thank you, bye."
  • Embargoed: 1st January 2024 10:51
  • Keywords: celebrities eat food holidays
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  • Topics: Celebrities,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001603314122023RP1
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  • Story Text: From Yorkshire pudding and minced pie to stuffing and ‘pigs in blankets’, celebrities are looking forward to indulging in their favorite foods this holiday season.
    Celebrities from around the world share their go-to holiday eats:
    “I love the marshmallows melted on top of the yams, that’s so good and my mom makes the most amazing turkey and stuffing and gravy and I just love like Thanksgiving food. Like it’s so good. I could eat it for the next two months straight.”" – Paris Hilton
    “Pigs in blankets. Bigstrotters. Pigs in blankets. Pigs in blankets, sorry, my brain." – Jodie Comer
    “Well, I am a traditionalist so great, complete free turkey is at its best is wonderful, you know, so that kind of thing and stuff like, I like parsnips, certain types of parsnips done in a certain way.” – Brian Cox
    “I really, really hate turkey. But every year it's like, how am I going to make this thing taste of something? That's, that's my comment on that tradition.” – Connie Nielson
    “Oh my gosh like every stew, I love like a good tajine. I love something that just like sits in the oven and roasts for hours, that’s my jam.” - Shailene Woodley.
    (Production: Doug Higginbotham, Alicia Powell, Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Sarah Mills, Hanna Rantala, Rollo Ross)
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