Mother cooks up a winner

MASTERCHEF winner Shellina Permalloo has put her success down to her mother’s cooking after becoming only the second woman in eight years to triumph on the show.

The 29-year-old was crowned the winner of the BBC programme last night by judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace who said she brings “sunshine to a plate”. Shelina, who lives in Tooting, grew up in Southampton in a Mauritian family where she learned about the food her parents grew up with.

“My mum is a brilliant cook,” she said. ”I learnt everything from her. I’m basically her sous chef. She taught me to cook by intuition.”

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