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Lee Ryan not enjoying 'Hell's Kitchen'

Published Wednesday, Sep 5 2007, 15:07 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly

Lee Ryan has admitted that Hell's Kitchen has not been an enjoyable experience so far.

The former Blue singer refused to wear his chef's hat and complained about having to chop vegetables yesterday.

"I won't wear [a hat] - I am not following regulations," Lee told his fellow contestant Brian Dowling. "[The sous chefs] don't wear a hat."

Speaking to sous chef Tim, he then complained: "If I cut my finger any more I'll be screwing. I play piano and guitar - I'm not having my fingers f***ed."

Later, Lee let off steam in the confessional, admitting that the show had not yet met his expectations.

"This isn't my job, it's a TV programme. It's okay but I am not 100% enjoying it," he explained. "The best bit of my day is when people leave me the f*** alone. My job is to shut up and get on with it and hopefully not lose my temper."

Hell's Kitchen airs nightly at 9pm on ITV1.