"An AGA is the heart of the home – it makes life so much easier and warrmer."
Jasmine Guinness, model

"The kitchen is my favourite retreat. It’s got a fireplace where I’ve put the AGA. It’s transformed my attitude to cooking."
Martin Clunes, actor

"The kitchen was the centre of my family's life when we were growing up. And at the centre of the kitchen was the AGA."
Mary McCartney, photographer

"All those clichés are true – it really is the heart of the home."
Sophie Conran, food writer

"My perfect weekend would be spending it at our farmhouse having a big breakfast, reading the papers and listening to the Archers omnibus edition. Then going for a long walk and coming back to eat something that’s been cooking slowly in the AGA."
Janet Street-Porter, writer/presenter

"We had an AGA when I was growing up. My mother won’t cook on anything else. She simply refuses."
Tom Parker-Bowles, writer and broadcaster

"The AGA is an iconic part of British life. I’ve cooked on an AGA, since the day I was born, or at least my mother did. I’m very enthusiastic about it... This is Britain – you’ve got to use an AGA."
Rick Stein, chef

"My cat Nigel loves sitting in front of the AGA, so I need to find him somewhere else to sit so I can keep it clear when I’m cooking."
Antony Worrall Thompson, chef

"I think the AGA makes people better cooks; they’re generally technically better cooks because they understand cooking."
Jamie Oliver, food writer

"I use my AGA every day. It's nice, warm and the heart of the home. I love it to bits."
Alex James, musician

"I’ve had an AGA all my life. I could talk for hours about AGAs I have known."
Emma Bridgewater, designer

"There’s something about an AGA that makes it like a best friend always there, never complaining."
Susan Hampshire, actress

"And I’ve got my AGA, so I love it."
Alastair Mackenzie, actor

"I was brought up around the AGA. It has always symbolised for me such wonderful things: good food, warmth and protection I guess. I have this abiding memory of a terrible storm in ’86 or ’87 and the power being down all around us. But we were all huddled around the AGA feeling safe and protected."
Jodie Kidd, model

"My first home had an AGA. It was a modern home, but I love the AGA – everyone does. There are strong emotions about it. It warms the house and warms the room like a great big friend."
Raymond Blanc, chef and food writer

"When we're in the country, I'll put things in the AGA in the morning and take them out in the evening - a low, slow organic roasting thing."
Viscount David Linley, designer