Cole Palmer reveals he gave himself food poisoning the last time he cooked – and admits he has no idea how

CHELSEA star Cole Palmer has revealed he poisoned himself by botching his cooking of a salmon dish. The England ace, who has a reputation as one of football’s funniest characters, admitted: “I’ve not cooked for ages, to be fair. Chelsea star Cole Palmer revealed he gave himself food poisoning after cooking salmon at home Credit: Getty The ace admits he is not sure how he managed to botch cooking the fish dish Credit: Getty “The last time I cooked I gave myself food poisoning . . . salmon. “I don’t even know how you get it from that, but the doc said it was that.” Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! He added: “I had a few cooking lessons, but it’s not for me.” Palmer has switched his attention to business. The Manchester-born star, dubbed Cold Palmer due to his trademark shivering goal celebration, has launched his own purified ice brand, Cole’d Ice. He said: “When I’m not playing, it’s something else to think about. It’s healthy and something to give back to the fans.” Palmer, 24, also laughed off his comic reputation. He told i-D magazine: “I just think it’s funny because people always say to me, ‘He’s so funny, he’s so this’. “But it’s just normal, I’m just doing normal things.” Most read in Sport The England ace, who has a reputation as one of football’s funniest characters Credit: http://www.instagram.com/colepalmer10/ Many were furious when Palmer was left out of England’s World Cup squad Credit: Getty He went viral last year for a deadpan interaction where he asked a waiter at a posh restaurant if he made the food himself, then requesting ketchup. Supporters begged the ­Chelsea hero to “never change”. Many were furious when he was left out of England’s World Cup squad, but he hopes to rejoin Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions set-up next month. Comment now