Angela Hartnett maintains that keeping the seeds in chilies is the best way to ensure maximum heat.

“So that a lot of the heat is in the seeds. So lots of people sort of remove the seeds. But actually if you want it super spicy, keep seeds in.”

Paapa Essiedu claims to have a good tolerance for spicy food, developed through childhood exposure to scotch bonnets.

“So she was like, "You either eat that or you eat rice and butter." You know what I mean? So I was like eventually I was like, "This rice This rice and butter life cannot run anymore." Do you know what I mean? So I had to like just like go through it. But I went through the pain barrier and like now ”