Dion Dublin wants nothing more than to have his own television talk show.
Dion Dublin
The former Manchester United striker turned TV presenter is now one of the co-hosts on BBC 1 show 'Homes Under the Hammer' but would like to one day be sat on a sofa talking to celebrity guests.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, the 52-year-old ex-sportsman said: "I would like a chat show"
Having just featured alongside the likes of presenter Joe Swash and reality stars Megan McKenna and Kem Cetinay in the latest series of 'Celebrity MasterChef', Dion, who is pals with chef Ainsley Harriott, suggests football is a doddle when compared to cooking, and as much as he enjoyed his time on the programme he won't be doing it again.
Dion, who was knocked out of the competition after a disastrous attempt at making rice, said: "It's been tense.
"Football is a doddle compared to being a chef.
"I'm very good friends with Ainsley Harriott and respected him before doing MasterChef.
"Would I do it again? With the fear factor of 'MasterChef' I can say I've done it and thank you. A lot of blood sweat and tears went into that cooking."
And he says having to present his culinary creations to judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode reminded him of being back at school.
He said: "John told me on day one when I gave him a plate with a bunch of ingredients thrown on it, 'Dion, your planning is shocking'.
"I'm a neat and tidy person, so I took on board.
"It was incredibly hard when you've got a camera in your face and you're running to the fridge panicking.
"Then when you put your food down and stand with your hands behind your back it's like a head master waiting to tell you off."
And Dion added another string to his bow recently, by turning his love of property into his latest business venture.
He added: "I'm launching my own auction house, Lot 9, with the first auction on October 28 at Hotel Football in Manchester.
"I've been into property since 1992 and this is a business I've wanted to do for a long time.
"My main work is for the BBC and BBC Radio but this is a passion project between business partners and we've decided to go for it."
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