What's your nickname? Jezza. 

Who was your first teenage crush? Emma Sams (Fallon in Dynasty). 

When was the first time you got drunk and what did you drink? Sherry and advocaat mix, aged four, in my gran's pantry. 

What was the first music single you bought? Mel & Kim's Respectable. 

What did you want to be when you were a kid? Any superhero. 

What's your favourite book and why? Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain - sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll all set in a restaurant kitchen. 

What's your favourite movie and why? Pulp Fiction - it's a modern classic. 

What was your worst holiday and why? Club 18-30 Ibiza. At the time it was my best holiday ever, now definitely my worst. 

What was the most embarrassing moment in your life? Flooding a family friend's bathroom by leaving the taps running. 

Do you have any phobias? I'm not a fan of small lifts with no windows. 

If you could pick a celebrity to join your staff who would it be? Catherine Tate - she'd be a scream in dull meetings. 

Who would you most like to sit next to on a plane? My wife or my father. 

What would you request as your final meal? A big glass of red wine and whatever food goes well with it. 

What's your favourite junk food? If drunk, a kebab. When not drunk, any junk food except a kebab. 

What's the weirdest thing you've eaten? The nuts and bolts from a fireplace (when I was three years old). 

What's your favourite chat-up line? Have you ever trained dolphins? 

What luxury would you have on your desert island? A double magnum of a fine Chianti and a helicopter. 

What's your biggest regret? No regrets, just a few examples of how not to do things. 

If you could star in a television programme, what would it be? My own travel and wine show. 

If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do? Have a great laugh winding up everybody in the office.

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