Hot-headed chef Gordon Ramsay has been helping a team of first-time triathletes keep their cool as they prepare for a 70-mile challenge.

Martin Blackwell and Terri-Anne Lamb, colleagues at Direct Meats, Chappel, applied to take part in the celebrity’s GR 100 team to undertake a 1.2-mile open water swim, 56-mile cycle ride and 13-mile run.

Terri-Anne, sales manager, couldn’t even swim properly when the pair found out in December they were among Gordon’s 100-strong team.