The rise and rise of celebrity chef Rick Stein - this is how much he's worth (2024)

OVER the years Rick Stein has cemented himself as one of the UK's leading celebrity chefs, with an army of loyal fans.

Thanks to his cookbooks, restaurants, and TV shows, the popular star is worth an eyewatering amount.

How old is Rick Stein and what's his net worth?

Born on January 4, 1947, in Oxfordshire, Rick Stein is a much-loved celebrity chef and restaurateur.

After leaving school, he started his career off in hotel management in London.

But after the sudden loss of his father, Rick travelled the world, visiting New Zealand and Mexico.

Back in England, Rick studied English literature at New College, Oxford University.

Soon after graduating in 1971, he moved to Padstow, in Cornwall where he now has a host of restaurants.

Rick’s presence in Padstow is so strong that the Cornish seaside town has been given the nickname “Padstein”.

He initially ran a nightclub with a friend, which he converted into his first restaurant, The Seafood Restaurant, which is still open.

Rick has since opened several more restaurants and published over 25 cookbooks, with a television career spanning almost 40 years.

The celebrity chef was awarded the OBE in 2003 for services to tourism in Cornwall.

Following this he was given a CBE in 2018 for services to the economy.

What is Rick Stein's net worth?

Since his rise to fame, Rick has earned a HUGE fortune.

He has an estimated net worth of £32M.

This eyewatering amount has been made through his numerous business ventures, which includes his restaurants.

His best-selling cookbooks have also helped boost the coffers, as do his BBC shows.

Where are Rick Stein's restaurants?

Rick has a total of 10 restaurants in the UK, and two in New South Wales, Australia.

Along with The Seafood Restaurant, Rick has three other restaurants in Padstow, St. Petroc's Bistro, Stein’s Fish & Chips, and The Cornish Arms.

I think as long as you’ve got your health and you’re optimistic generally and enjoying your life, you don’t tend to ponder too much about how little life you’ve got left.

Rick Stein

Outside of Cornwall, Rick has gradually opened a chain of seven restaurants around the south of England, including one in Barnes, London, all with a focus on Cornish seafood.

In 2022, Rick Stein’s seafood restaurants were hit by losses of £1.2 million.

The restaurateur blamed the losses on the lasting effects of Covid, soaring costs, and fewer visitors to Cornwall.

In September 2023, Rick came under firefor charging £2 for condiments like mayonnaise and tartare sauce at his restaurants in Padstow.

What TV shows has Rick Stein appeared on?

Rick made his first television appearance alongside the legendary Keith Floyd in 1985, in the BBC’s Floyd on Fish.

He then got his own show in 1995, The Taste of the Sea, on BBC.

Rick been on our screens ever since, and is well known for shows like Rick Stein’s Cornwall.

Many of the celebrity chefs television shows are based around his passion— the seafood of Cornwall—but other programmes see him travelling the world to experience different cuisines.

This includes the popular series' Rick Stein's Secret France and Rick Stein's Road To Mexico.

The celebrity chef also makes regular appearances on shows like Saturday Kitchen and This Morning, where he does food segments.

In 2024, he launched his new series, Rick Stein’s Food Stories.

Who is his wife and do they have children?

Rick Stein is married to Sarah Stein (née Burns),

The couple met in her native Australia when she was working as a publicist on a book tour he was doing.

At the time, Rick was still married to his first wife, Jill Newstead.

He had a five-year affair with Sarah until he split from Jill in 2007, after 27 years of marriage.

The pair tied the knot in 2011.

Sarah is a co-owner of Rick Stein at Bannisters, in Australia, and owns a bookshop in Padstow.

Rick has three sons, Edward, Jack, and Charles, from his first marriage to Jill.

All three sons work in their father’s business.

The eldest son, Edward, born in 1979, is a sculptor who has helped with the renovations of the Winchester restaurant the Cornish Arms.

Jack, born in 1982, is chef director of the Stein restaurant menus and runs his own cookery courses at Rick Stein’s Cookery School.

He is also a celebrity chef, and has appeared on Cooking With The Stars and Saturday Kitchen.

The youngest, Charlie, born in 1985, is a wine merchant turned director at The Rick Stein Group.

In 2022, Rick underwent open heart surgery and was told he would die without having the major operation after he struggled with breathlessness.

Now fully recovered from the procedure, in 2024 he opened up about how the traumatic experience had made him aware of his mortality.

But the chef said that despite this, he is determined to live life to the full with his family, and enjoy the time he has.

In an interview withThe Times,he said: "Having had the operation and recovered, the improvement in my health has left me tremendously optimistic.

"Even though at my age and with the normal realities of life I’m not going to last that much longer, I think as long as you’ve got your health and you’re optimistic generally and enjoying your life, you don’t tend to ponder too much about how little life you’ve got left."