Heston Blumenthal says moment he was sectioned was ‘like a nightmare’ - The TV chef was sectioned following a manic episode and given a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in November 2023.

It’s the middle of the afternoon in Provence, 35C and rising, and Heston Blumenthal is telling me why he finds The Bear’s kitchen a little hot. “It’s too manic for me,” he says of FX’s award-winning ...

Blumenthal, 59, was diagnosed with bipolar two years ago, though he’d been unknowingly living with the condition for decades. Speaking to camera throughout the BBC Two documentary, he recounts ...

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has praised his wife Melissa Ceysson for having him sectioned over a year ago, which led to his diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The Fat Duck restaurateur, 58, said that ...

These were the words that Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal used to describe his rapid rise to fame in the year 2006 after he was awarded an OBE in the New Year ’s Honours List.

In a “What I’ve Learnt” interview for The Times, Blumenthal said: “It took more than a few extreme moments of manic behaviour for my wife to put me in hospital. It got to the point where if she hadn’t ...

Heston Blumenthal has opened up about the moment he was sectioned by police and doctors at his home in France (BBC) The celebrity chef has been diagnosed with Type 1 bipolar and is heavily ...