The chef, 47, on her childhood in Samoa, controlling her temper, meeting the Queen and forgetting to curtsey
I was raised in a large family community – I was always one of a pack. My earliest memory is waking up to my family throwing a fourth birthday party for me and a whole load of gifts waiting. Being the centre of attention was entirely surreal.
Mum worked in New Zealand to provide for our family. While I was young, it was my aunties who raised me in Samoa. It was a childhood full of excitement and adventure. I’d play with the chickens, get lost in the plantations, and clamber around picking mangoes and cocoa pods.
