John Burton Race declares bankruptcy

Celebrity chef John Burton Race has declared himself bankrupt.

The chef made the application two months after his ex-wife Kim was herself made bankrupt following an application to the High Court from a creditor who was owed £15,000.

The couple ran the Michelin-starred New Angel restaurant in Dartmouth, Devon, but she shut the failing business in 2007 while he was in Australia filming the ITV1 reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get me Out of Here!

John was forced to sell the restaurant, which was bought by his friend, LastMinute.com millionaire Clive Jacobs, who currently employs him as head chef.

His agent has declined to comment on the news.

John has appeared on a number of television programmes including Britain's Best Dish.

In 2004, he moved to Devon with his wife and their adventures in setting up a restaurant were documented by Channel 4 in Return of the Chef.

Three years later, the 52-year-old walked out on Mrs Burton Race, her four daughters from a previous marriage and the two young children they had together, to live with mistress Suzi Ward and the son he had fathered with her.

The child was two years old when the affair came to light.