Gospel
musician
Esther
Smith
has
clarified
that
she
has
no
relationship
with
Chef
Ebenezer
Smith,
who
gained
attention
for
his
alleged
attempt
to
break
the
Guinness
World
Record
for
the
longest
cooking
marathon.
In
a
statement,
Esther
Smith
explained,
“My
father,
who
is
from
Cape
Coast,
bears
the
name
Smith.
My
mother
is
from
Akomadan,
making
me
an
Ashanti
by
heritage
through
her.”
When
asked
if
she
had
familial
ties
to
Chef
Smith,
she
firmly
stated,
“I
have
no
relationship
with
Chef
Smith.
I
don’t
know
him
at
all.”
Chef
Ebenezer
Smith
recently
claimed
to
have
set
a
new
Guinness
World
Record
by
cooking
for
802
hours
and
25
minutes.
However,
this
claim
was
later
debunked.
Guinness
World
Records
issued
an
official
statement
denying
the
validity
of
his
record,
clarifying,
“He
does
not
hold
the
Guinness
World
Record
title,
and
that
certificate
is
not
authentic.
The
true
record
for
the
longest
cooking
marathon
by
an
individual
is
119
hours,
57
minutes,
and
16
seconds,
achieved
by
Alan
Fisher
of
Ireland
in
Japan
from
September
28
to
October
3,
2023.”