John Prescott 's granddaughter has revealed that he eats chips for breakfast as well as dinner . The portly Labour stalwart eats so many chips , according to five-year-old Ava Grace , that she thought he worked in a chip shop . Appearing on ITV 's Big Star 's Little Star , Ava tells host Stephen Mulhern , when asked what her grandfather 'was n't very good at ' , that he 'is n't very good at keeping fit ' . John Prescott 's granddaughter Ava Grace has revealed that he eats chips for breakfast as well as dinner on ITV 's Big Star 's Little Star . Prescott pictured buying fish and chips from the Yorkshire Fisheries chip shop in Blackpool , in 2001 . She adds : 'Because he eats too many chips in the morning and the evening . ' She added that he liked them because they were cheap ' . She also correctly guessed that her 'Papa 's ' favourite thing was his beloved Jaguar car , and that he would least like to be stuck in a lift with David Cameron . Joining him on the programme - which will be aired tomorrow at 8pm - are athlete Mo Farah and daughter Rhianna , aged nine , and EastEnders star Rita Simons and twins Maiya and Jaimee , aged nine . The 76-year-old former MP , now Baron Prescott of Kingston upon Hull , has in the past spoken of his love of food , and his battle with bulimia . Appearing on ITV 's Big Star 's Little Star , Ava tells host Stephen Mulhern , when asked what her grandfather 'was n't very good at ' , that he 'is n't very good at keeping fit ' She said : 'He eats too many chips in the morning and the evening . ' She added that he liked them because they were cheap ' He used to make himself sick up to four times a day after bingeing on trifles , Chinese food , burgers and fish and chips . He says the eating disorder is not something that ‘ just goes away ’ but he has learned to ‘ discipline ’ himself . In Prezza : My Story : Pulling No Punches , he wrote : ' I 'd just turn to some digestive biscuits , which meant a packet of them , scoffing the lot , then perhaps another packet . The 76-year-old former MP , now Baron Prescott of Kingston upon Hull , has in the past spoken of his love of food , and his battle with bulimia . ' I could sup a whole tin of Carnation milk , just for the taste , stupid things like that . Marks & Spencer trifles , I still love them , one of my favourites . ' I can eat them for ever . 'Whenever I go to Mr Chu 's in Hull , my favourite Chinese restaurant in the whole world , great atmosphere , great people , I could eat my way through the entire menu . '
Prescott eats so many chips , Hull thought he worked in chip shop . Told ITV 's Big Star 's Little Star that he liked them 'because they 're cheap ' The former Labour MP appears on the show with his granddaughter , five .