By Eimear FlanaganA MasterChef contestant who made it as far as the final four of the TV food show says she drew inspiration from her family's home cooking in Northern Ireland.
"There's hundreds of us - cousins and aunties and uncles - and everybody would tell somebody but say: 'It's a secret, don't tell anyone.'Terri stayed tight-lipped throughout filming and surprised her family just before the first episode was broadcast.Terri's take on "dippy eggs and soldiers" helped to secure her place in the final
Terri, who moved to England in her mid-20s, thought about entering the competition for a couple of years before applying to the show.