Heston Blumenthal reveals why learning to cook is being overlooked and the impact of bipolar medication on his creativity as "everything slowed down"

Heston Blumenthal reveals why learning to cook is being overlooked and the impact of bipolar medication on his creativity as "everything slowed down"

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.I recently sat still for almost five hours to have my portrait painted. I wouldn’t have managed this three years ago, before having treatment for bipolar disorder – I used to experience manic highs and would have been frightened to stay motionless for so long.But the experience, on Portrait Artist of the Year, was rewarding. It gave me time to reflect on how having a creative outlet – in my cas…