Channel 4 star Chef Dave tells Lee Anderson perilous migrant journey left him 'terrified'
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The 35-year-old Nottingham chef made the startling admission during an appearance on GB New
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Star chef Dave Marshall has revealed he felt more terrified in French migrant camps than during his time in Syria whilst filming the Channel 4 documentary series "Go Back to Where You Came From."
The 35-year-old Nottingham chef made the startling admission during an appearance on GB News with Lee Anderson.
Marshall, who joined five other Britons on the perilous journey to experience asylum seekers' routes, described being deeply disturbed by the high levels of crime he witnessed in camps across northern France.
In a surprising revelation, Marshall described his Syrian experience as unexpectedly welcoming.
Chef Dave was shocked by what he saw
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"When I got to Syria, I thought we wouldn't be welcome but I couldn't be more wrong," he told GB News.
"It was families with kids and they were some of the nicest people I've met in my life," Marshall explained.
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The chef described his encounters with Syrian families as "the saddest thing I've ever seen," highlighting the human face of the conflict-torn nation.
His experience in Calais painted a starkly different picture.
"When I got to Calais, it was just single men. I didn't see any kids or family," Marshall reported.
The chef's observations revealed a concerning demographic contrast to his Syrian experience.
"They didn't seem like very good people," he stated bluntly during his GB News interview, highlighting the marked difference between the two locations.
Marshall's revelations about criminal activity in the French camps were particularly disturbing.
During his time there, he spoke with Syrian migrants who disclosed alarming details about life in the camps.
"There was a lot of crime," Marshall revealed. "I spoke to some Syrians there and they said a lot of rape goes on, knife crime."
These testimonies from within the camps painted a troubling picture of the conditions faced by those waiting to cross the Channel.
Perhaps most concerning was Marshall's revelation about the smuggling operations within the camps.
"The smuggling is actually done by the immigrants," he disclosed to GB News.
His testimony suggested a disturbing cycle of exploitation, with Marshall adding that "they are using people's lives to make money."
These revelations shed new light on the complex challenges facing authorities in northern France, where criminal enterprises appear to be operating within the migrant communities themselves.