Celebrity Chef Luke Nguyen Opens Up His apos;very Traumatic Childhood apos;
Luke Nguyen has opened up about his 'dark childhood' after his parents escaped Vietnam in 1977.
Speaking to on Saturday, the 41-year-old chef admitted that he felt a lot of pressure to succeed growing up after his parents risked their lives to come to Australia.
He said: 'We got beaten if we didn't get the grades. We got beaten if we didn't do the housework. We had a very traumatic childhood; all the siblings did.'
'It was very traumatic': Celebrity chef Luke Nguyen (pictured) has opened up about his 'dark childhood' after his parents escaped Vietnam
The chef went on to say that his parents worked very hard and it wasn't easy for him or his brothers and sisters.
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'I remember as a child waking up and there being no adults around. We had to look after each other because our parents had three jobs,' he continued.
'Having children has made me think a lot about my childhood, and I had a very dark childhood,' he admitted.
Luke spoke candidly about growing up in Australia and said: 'We got beaten if we didn't get the grades. We got beaten if we didn't do the housework. We had a very traumatic childhood'
Luke also revealed that he opened up his first restaurant, Red Lantern, in 2002 with just '$100 in his pocket.'
He opened up the establishment in inner-Sydney Surry Hills with his sister, Pauline, and her husband, Mark Jensen.
After it proved to be a success, he opened up another two restaurants, Red Lantern on Riley and Red Lily Cocktail Bar,in 2012.
Career: Luke (pictured) also revealed he opened up his first restaurant, Red Lantern, in 2002 with just '$100 in his pocket' but it proved to be a success
He then appeared as judge on the first series of MasterChef Vietnam in 2013 as well as the Australian version of the cooking show.
Luke is also the author of four cookbooks, Secrets of the Red Lantern, the Songs of combo du lịch sapa, Indochine and Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong.
Meanwhile, the celebrity chef shares four-year-old twin boys, Kian and Kohl, combo sapa with his wife Lynne.
Family: The celebrity chef shares four-year-old twin boys, Kian and Kohl, (pictured) with his wife Lynne
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