John Torode's wife Lisa Faulkner fearing 'worst night of year' as she says 'that's not me'

John Torode’s wife Lisa Faulkner has spoken about her anxieties around New Year’s Eve. Discussing the annual occasion with Bella magazine, the actress said there was a lot of pressure to “have a good time” and that she’d rather spend the evening by “cooking or going for a walk”.

She explained: “It’s one of my worst nights of the year. I don’t like the feeling of the end of something. There is always so much pressure to have a good time, and I don’t want to stay out late. I used to love that, but that’s not me anymore. I’d rather celebrate by cooking and going for a walk on New Year’s Day.”

As well as commenting on her feelings around the end of one year, Lisa also talked about her resolutions for 2025 and her go to hangover cure for those recovering after the night before. On her New Year’s resolutions she said: “I always say I’m going to worry less. Whether I’ll actually do that, I don’t know, but I will try!"

Meanwhile, her go to hangover cure is a “Coca-Cola, a banana, and a packet of Quavers. I very rarely get hungover any more; I can’t drink like I used to, John [Torode] would say, ‘Hair of the dog’.”

Lisa isn’t the only individual to comment on both the pressure of New Year’s Eve and the best hangover cures with reports and experts suggesting how the public celebrates and recovers from the annual changeover is changing.

Operations director of the club E1 Jack Henry told The Standard that more people are choosing to celebrate the new year on New Year’s Day instead of New Year’s Eve. He told the publication there were several factors at play: “I think there are many reasons why.

“There’s less pressure for sure, less risk of having a ruined night out – no one wants to spend the countdown in the queue – and there’s a more relaxed atmosphere on New Year’s Day.”

When it comes to hangover cures, Dr Neena Chandrasekaran told the Daily Express that avoiding a hangover is all in the preparation.

“If you are going for a night out on the town and you are going to drink alcohol, eating cheese before drinking alcohol can decrease your risk of having a hangover,” explained the 34-year-old.

She explained: “Cheese has a lot of protein, fat and complex carbs that can coat the stomach, which decreases the absorption of alcohol. Cheese can help the body metabolise alcohol better and prevent liver damage.

“Cheese also replenishes nutrients because it is full of B vitamin and calcium – these specific nutrients are depleted from the body when drinking alcohol. Calcium, which can be depleted through alcohol specifically helps to improve nerve and muscle function, and B vitamins are needed for energy and metabolism.”