A household name, Julie Goodwin became a Masterchef legend after winning the program when it first aired 15 years ago.

She has now come out with a new book; ‘Your Time Starts Now’ is a memoir filled with chapters of life and chapters of recipes.

Goodwin told Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR Afternoons the process was brutal having to write about times she would rather not think about but utilising recipes helped take her back, adding to the timeline.

“Had to dig pretty damn deep and get very honest and that was really hard,” Goodwin said.

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