Jody Latham 'won't do reality TV again'

Former Hell's Kitchen contestant Jody Latham has ruled out a return to reality television.

The 27-year-old actor, who has previously starred in Shameless and ITV1 drama The Fixer, said that he only agreed to participate in the cooking reality series earlier this year to gain experience.

"The only reason I did it was because I wanted to open a restaurant and wanted to get an insight into what that might involve," he admitted. "It made me realise very quickly that it wasn't for me; it was clear it would be too much on top of the acting and I knew I just couldn't do it all."

He added: "To watch Marco [Pierre White] at work was amazing and I did really love being out on the restaurant floor and chatting to everyone; I know I wasn't doing what I was supposed to, but I love the chat and I couldn't help it.

"I'm going to stick to what I know from now on. No more reality TV. And definitely no more cooking!"