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This is what Yasmine told the chefs and viewers at the start of what turned out to be her successful heat.
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Yasmine Selwood won through to the quarter-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals following her opening heat (Image: Masterchef: The Professionals) Yasmine on TV When the presenters realised she had four children, Marcus Wareing simply said: "Superwoman!" it's sending a message that they do anything they want to with hard work and perseverance."
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"In turn, the girls really support that I have something I want to do - they've seen me go to university despite the fact I had them first. "I've made a lot of sacrifices to gain the skills and knowledge that I have. Going forward, Yasmine says: "I'd have to do something that works around them, they are always at the forefront of my mind. "My two twins, eight, were like they didn't care at all!" "Watching it back my two oldest, 14 and 12, were saying they were so impressed with mum and things like 'Mum's a celebrity' and could I make dinner for them. "By getting my degree and going on Masterchef Professionals, I've already achieved my two personal lifetime dreams. "I'm a single parent and my girls see dad at weekends," says Yasmine. Yasmine is conscious of the fact that she's done things the 'other way round' to many people by having a family, getting a degree and then pushing herself at work, but she wouldn't have it any other way. Yasmine Selwood taking part in the quarter-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals following her opening heat (Image: Masterchef: The Professionals) Power of motherhood "Everyone was asking me: 'What happens next, what happens next' and it was nice to experience that with them."
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"It was surreal to watch it back as I felt all of the surprises they were going through," said West Bromwich-born Yasmine, 34. Yasmine, whose two youngest girls are twins, said: "If I could go back and talk to myself, I would tell myself to forget about being nervous and to just enjoy the experience even more."įriends and family went round to Yasmine's house to watch her heat going out on TV. Having been on the show and then watched herself on TV from the comfort of her own living room, is there anything she'd tell herself before that first heat of MasterChef: The Professionals if she could go back in time? Now she's following in the trailblazing Jamaican-Brummie footsteps of Rustie Lee who had an eight-year residency on TV-am (Good Morning Britain's forerunner) after graduating with distinction as a Master Baker from the then Birmingham College of Food and Domestic Science. Yasmine graduated this year having won the Outstanding Student Citizenship Award at UCB. Yasmine Selwood taking part in MasterChef: The Professionals (Image: Masterchef: The Professionals) With four young girls aged from eight to 14 to look after while studying and putting her skills into commercial practice, Michelin-starred chef Marcus simply said: "Wow. I found a culinary college and just went for it from there." "I decided that it was time to start doing a little bit of something for myself," Yasmine told them. Read more: Mum of four and former UCB student Yasmine Selwood to star in MasterChef: The Professionals Judges Gregg Wallace, Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti weren't just bowled over by Yasmine's cooking in her first appearance - they were also captivated by her cheerful personality and how she first began to hone her skills when she was a stay at home mother. Tonight, millions of viewers will be able to see the city-based UCB graduate returning to BBC One's MasterChef: The Professionals' quarter-final after storming through her heat. Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing has called Yasmine Selwood a 'superwoman' for fulfilling her ambitions to take a degree and get on to MasterChef - as a single mother of four daughters.