From an unexpected family tradition to his unusual Christmas tipple, celebrity chef Rick Stein stunned his fellow radio guests with his revelations

Rick Stein left BBC Radio 2's Scott Mills and his guests shocked this morning after unveiling his family's "dangerous" Christmas tradition. During a chat about putting up the Christmas tree, the chef shared how this tradition was very different during his childhood in the 1950s.

Chatting to Scott, Maisie Adam, and Rag'n'Bone Man live on air, Rick revealed that his parents used to adorn their festive tree with real candles.

The 78-year-old elaborated: "It's interesting actually, one of the things when I was little, we didn't have electric candles on the Christmas tree, right, because it was in the 50s.

"Other people didn't, maybe they

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