TWO reality TV winners hope Michelin star winning chef Raymond Blanc will be the magic ingredient as they open the doors of a new restaurant in Marlow.

Michele English and Russell Clement were the last couple left standing at the end of BBC Two's The Restaurant series in October.

The pair, who previously ran a sandwich and buffet business, were shortlisted from hundreds to appear on the programme and eventually be crowned winners by Raymond.

Their prize was to go into partnership with the celebrated chef to open a new restaurant, The Cheerful Soul.

Enterprise Inn's The Hare & Hounds in Henley Road, Marlow, was the chosen site.

After a renovation the pub got its official reopening on July 7, with the new name The Cheerful Soul in The Hare & Hounds.