Great Pottery Throw Down judge Keith Brymer Jones looks back: ‘Men like seeing me be emotional’

The potter and presenter on a tricky childhood, his religious calling for clay, and cross-dressing as Adele Born in London in 1965, Keith Brymer Jones is a potter, ceramic designer and TV judge.

After a stint as lead singer of the punk band the Wigs, he became an apprentice at Harefield Pottery in London. He went on to set up his own company, and created pots and homewares for retailers including Conran, Habitat and Laura Ashley, before developing his signature Word range . He has been a judge on The Great Pottery Throw Down since it started in 2015. His new book, Firing Earth: An…