Amar Latif 'forgets he's blind' in the kitchen

Amar Latif forgets he\'s blind while he\'s cooking.

The 45-year-old TV star has been inspired to cook amid the coronavirus lockdown after appearing on \'Celebrity MasterChef\', and Amar hasn\'t allowed blindness to blunt his enthusiasm.

He shared: "During lockdown, I\'ve been busy making incredible meals. I forget I\'m blind when I\'m doing it."

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In fact, Amar has admitted to surprising himself in the kitchen.

He told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "Even I had a ­preconception I wouldn\'t be able to do much. But I got my head down and worked really hard."

Amar is also pleased he\'s been able to impress - and reassure - his mum in the kitchen, following his stint on \'MasterChef\'.

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He said: "Now my mother trusts me in there. Before, if she saw me pull out a knife to cut onions, she\'d take it off me.

"I made her a spicy scrambled egg. She watched so calmly as I whipped out my knife and took it in her stride. That\'s special."

Amar was ­diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition at four.

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And after becoming blind at 18, he fell into depression for months.

The TV star recalled: "Suddenly, the world was closed. I didn\'t think I was able to do anything. Then I realised I was stuck at a dead end and I had to start climbing."

However, Amar was helped through the situation by his family, who were hugely supportive of him.

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He shared: "I said to Dad, \'What\'s the point of me going to uni if I can\'t see?\' He said, \'Take it step by step and we\'ll worry about that when we get there.\'"