▁easy ▁ways ▁to ▁cook ▁Car ib bean ▁food ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁Ro ots ▁appeared ▁on ▁C ele br ity ▁Master mind ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁coming ▁second ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁points . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁Big ▁Bro ther , ▁where ▁he ▁cook ed ▁a ▁Car ib bean ▁bar bec ue ▁for ▁the ▁hous em ates . ▁Ro ots ▁also ▁made ▁a ▁special ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁urban ▁comedy ▁movie ▁An uv ah ood ▁where ▁he ▁plays ▁himself . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁detect ive ▁programme ▁Death ▁in ▁Parad ise . ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Billy ▁Springer . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁When ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ' s ▁Des ert ▁Island ▁Dis cs ▁Ro ots ▁revealed ▁that ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁difficult ▁one , ▁because ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁" a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁stranger ." ▁He ▁said : ▁" My ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s ▁all ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁before ▁they ▁left ▁J ama ica ▁but , ▁being ▁the ▁young est , ▁I ▁never ▁got ▁any ▁education ▁while ▁I ▁was ▁there . ▁I ▁think ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁disappoint ment ▁to ▁him .” ▁Ro ots ▁has ▁eight ▁children ▁with ▁seven ▁different ▁moth ers . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁and ▁conv iction ▁Le vi ▁Ro ots ▁has ▁previously ▁been ▁imprison ed ▁for