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Radio Wales,24 Jul 2026,26 mins

Jonathan Phang: "You've never had a Yum Yum!?"

Checkout Confessions

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Presenter, food writer, and former supermodel agent Jonathan Phang joins Matt Tebbutt as he raids his shopping basket - packed with Caribbean-Chinese fusion flavours, sweet tooth confessions, and a lifetime of nostalgia. Jonathan shares tales of growing up in a gloriously mixed-heritage Guyanese household in West London and reveals he landed in the modelling world as a 17-year-old kid and ended up managing the likes of Naomi Campbell and Jerry Hall. He also makes an unapologetic case for the processed childhood treats that still bring him joy. There's not a single vegetable in sight, but Jonathan more than makes up for that with his excellent cooking tips (lap cheong sausages in a rice cooker!? Yes please!). Click subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode of Checkout Confessions.

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