
Madonna,
musician
HRH Prince Charles - England
Kate Winslet, actress
Rio Ferdinand, footballer
Cristiano Ronaldo, footballer
Sharon Stone, actress
Jade Jagger, designer
Sting and Trudy Styler, musician and
film director
Jeremy Clarkson, broadcaster and writer
Claudia Schiffer, model
Elle McPherson, model
Colin Firth, actor
Elizabeth Hurley, model
Shania Twain,
singer/songwriter
David Cameron, Conservative Party
leader - UK
Chris Evans, broadcaster
Jonathan Ross, broadcaster
Robert Carlyle, actor
Jilly Cooper, novelist
Robbie Coltrane, actor
Rachel Allen, food writer and
broadcaster
Billy Joel, musician
Chris Beardshaw, writer and gardener
Julia McKenzie, actress
Mary Berry, food writer
Alan Titchmarsh, writer and
broadcaster
Raffaella Barker, novelist
Thomasina Miers, food writer
Kate Muir, novelist and
columnist
Julie Walters, actress
In their own words, some well-known owners tell us why they believe the Aga is really rather special:
"An Aga is the heart of the home - it makes life so much
easier and warrmer."
Jasmine Guinness, model
"The kitchen is my favourite retreat. It's got a fireplace
where I've put the Aga. It's transformed my attitude to
cooking."
Martin Clunes, actor
"The kitchen was the centre of my family's life when we
were growing up. And at the centre of the kitchen was the
Aga."
Mary McCartney, photographer
"All those clichés are true - it really is the heart of
the home."
Sophie Conran, food writer
"My perfect weekend would be spending it at our farmhouse
having a big breakfast, reading the papers and listening to the
Archers omnibus edition. Then going for a long walk and coming back
to eat something that's been cooking slowly in the
Aga."
Janet Street-Porter,
writer/presenter
"We had an Aga when I was growing up. My mother won't cook
on anything else. She simply refuses."
Tom Parker-Bowles, writer and broadcaster
"The Aga is an iconic part of British life. I've cooked on
an Aga, since the day I was born, or at least my mother did. I'm
very enthusiastic about it... This is Britain - you've got to use
an Aga."
Rick Stein, chef
"My cat Nigel loves sitting in front of the Aga, so I need
to find him somewhere else to sit so I can keep it clear when I'm
cooking."
Antony Worrall Thompson, chef
"I think the Aga makes people better cooks; they're
generally technically better cooks because they understand
cooking."
Jamie Oliver, food writer
"I use my Aga every day. It's nice, warm and the heart of
the home. I love it to bits."
Alex James, musician
"I've had an Aga all my life. I could talk for hours about
Agas I have known."
Emma Bridgewater, designer
"There's something about an Aga that makes it like a best
friend always there, never complaining."
Susan Hampshire, actress
"And I've got my Aga, so I love it."
Alastair Mackenzie, actor
"I was brought up around the Aga. It has always symbolised
for me such wonderful things: good food, warmth and protection I
guess. I have this abiding memory of a terrible storm in '86 or '87
and the power being down all around us. But we were all huddled
around the Aga feeling safe and protected."
Jodie Kidd, model
"My first home had an Aga. It was a modern home, but I
love the Aga - everyone does. There are strong emotions about it.
It warms the house and warms the room like a great big
friend."
Raymond Blanc, chef and food
writer
"When we're in the country, I'll put things in the Aga in
the morning and take them out in the evening - a low, slow organic
roasting thing."
Viscount David Linley, designer