Delia Smith and reflections for these seasons. In 1988, she wrote a longer book on prayer, "A Journey into God". Smith is married to Michael Wynn-Jones. Delia Smith Delia Ann Smith (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. One of the best known celebrity chefs in British popular culture, Smith has influenced viewers to become more culinarily adventurous. She is also famous for her role as joint majority shareholder at Norwich City F.C. Her partner in the shareholding is her husband, Michael Wynn-Jones. In 2012 Smith was among
Delia Smith in the 1970s and early 1980s when she was an occasional guest on the BBC's Saturday morning children's programme "Multicoloured Swap Shop", giving basic cooking demonstrations. Her 1995 book "Delia Smith's The Winter Collection" sold 2 million copies in hardback, becoming the fifth biggest-selling book of the 1990s. In 2003 Smith announced her retirement from television. However, she returned for an eponymous six-part series airing on the BBC in Spring 2008. The accompanying book, an update of her 1971 best-seller "How to Cheat at Cooking", was published in February 2008, again becoming a best-seller. In 2005, Smith announced that she