My First Car; Why some of Shivy Ramoutar says some of her earliest motoring memories were in Yorkshire

Born in Trinidad and raised in Leicestershire, she says her family went on a lot of UK holidays in the UK, often travelling through Yorkshire.

“I remember we went to Wensleydale about the time of the Wallace and Gromit series, and I remember thinking how special the scenery was.”

Her first car was a Volkswagen Polo which she adored. She was a law student in London at the time and after she passed her test she was up and down the M1 a lot.

“I remember that when I passed my test my first trip was to London on the motorway,” she said. “But I just loved driving. I used to be the driver for my friends but I didn’t mind at all.

“It was a super little car.”

Shivi is a stand-out female Caribbean acclaimed TV chef, bestselling author and supper club host and has just launched her cookbook, Recipes from the Rum Islands.

The book’s recipes are a love letter to Caribbean food, bringing comforting, classic recipes into the home.

She captures the heart of Caribbean cuisine, encouraging people to come together to celebrate and share in the joy of flavourful food. Example dishes include Curried Crab & Dumplings, Jerk Pulled Pork & Watermelon Salad, Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Biscuits & Milk Gravy, Pineapple & Peanut Slaw and for something sweet, Coconut Souffle & Hot Buttered Rum.

She is the author of three cookbooks and a familiar face on Saturday Kitchen and This Morning, as well as the co-host of award-nominated ITV weekend breakfast show Jimmy and Shivi’s Farmhouse Breakfast.

Now she and her husband have three children, she says their current car, a Range Rover is perfect.

“We always have a lot of things to take with us but apart from it being so such a big vehicle to park it is ideal.”