An Aga is the heart of the home - it makes life so much easier and warmer
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. The Aga is an iconic part of British life
Tom Parker Bowles writer and broadcaster

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

Some  other  well - known  Aga  owners

David Cameron Conservative Party leader
Zac Goldsmith of The Ecologist
Chris Evans broadcaster
Sting and Trudy Styler musician and film director

Mary Berry food writer

Claudia Schiffer model
Jade Jagger designer
Madonna and Guy Ritchie musicians
Jonathan Ross broadcaster
Elle McPherson model
Robert Carlyle actor
Colin Firth actor
Elizabeth Hurley model
Shania Twain singer/songwriter
Jeremy Clarkson broadcater and writer

Raffaella Barker novelist

Jilly Cooper novelist
Robbie Coltrane actor
Rio Ferdinand footballer
HRH Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
Kate Winslet actress
Sharon Stone actress
Rachel Allen food writer and broadcaster
Billy Joel musician
Chris Beardshaw writer and gardener
Julia McKenzie actress
Cristiano Ronaldo footballer
Alan Titchmarsh writer and broadcaster
Thomasina Miers food writer

Kate Muir novelist and columnist

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