Who is Great British Menu host Andi Oliver?
ANDI Oliver is a London-based chef who is the host of the Great British Menu.
But did you know she is also the mother of a famous TV presenter?
Who is Andi Oliver?
Andi, 59, is a London-based chef who is regularly seen hosting TV and radio shows, usually around food.
The star is said to have a lifelong obsession with tasty cuisine and would throw her own dinner parties from the young age of 12.
She travelled extensively in her youth, thanks to her dad's career in the RAF, and this gave her a varied palate with influences from all over the world.
When she is not broadcasting, she co-runs Andi's Restaurant in London with Kelly Miles.
Andi replaced Prue Leith as a judge on Great British Menu after she left to join The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4 in 2017.
She then stepped down as a judge in 2020 and replaced Susan Claman as the presenter.
What other TV shows has Andi Oliver appeared on?
Andi has worked in broadcasting across TV and radio for over two decades.
In 2006, she hosted the BBC show The Truth About Food, and in 2007 she fronted her own show with Neneh Cherry called Neneh And Andi Dish It Up on BBC Two.
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She is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet and has also appeared on Saturday Kitchen and Food Glorious Food among others.
Andi has also presented from Glastonbury Festival and the Brit Awards.
She also featured in Eight Go Rallying: The Road To Saigon in 2018, as a group of celebs took part in a 2,500 miles rally around South East Asia.
Are Andi and Miquita Oliver related?
Andi and Miquita Oliver are in fact related.
The mother-daughter duo Andi and Miquita were born in West London.
Fans will recognise Miquita from hosting T4 before she ventured into radio and hosting shows on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Is Andi Oliver married?
Andi lives at home in Clapton with her partner Garfield Hacknett, according to Local Buyers Club.
The pair met over 20 years ago while working at a bar in Shoreditch.
The couple now runs Andi's Wadadli Kitchen, a Caribbean restaurant in Stoke Newington.
Does Andi Oliver have any children?
Andi has a daughter, who is television presenter Miquita Oliver.
The two appeared in a food documentary in 2022, The Caribbean with Andi and Miquita.