Sam Smith still feels "gutted" they didn't become a fishmonger.

The 34-year-old star is best known for being a hit singer-songwriter, but the Money on My Mind hitmaker could've been in a very different plaice in their life if they had worked with fish, which Sam finds "very calming" to handle.

Speaking on the Dish podcast, they said: "I'm still gutted I'm not a fishmonger.

"Honestly, I used to go to Waitrose a lot as a kid and the fish section, I just loved.

"I like to handle fish. It felt very calming."

Sam now lives in New York, and they admitted one of the "disasters" about being away from England is missing out on traditional British fish and chips.

They said: "It's actually one of the disasters of my life right now.

"It's like I actually get sad sometimes. Apparently, it's something to do with the potato, I got told, and the water in New York and you can't get it the same.

"But I have a thing with fish and chips, right? So, I love fish and chips from fish and chip shops where like the chips like stick together.

"And you've got like the silver hot plate when you walk in. But I feel like the gastropub fish and chips ... I call them posh fish and chips, I don't see that as fish and chips."

Sam even struggles to find "proper fish and chips" when they head back to London to visit.

They added: "And even in London, I find it hard to find proper fish and chips.

"Like my family from Whitley Bay, my favorite fish and chip shop is called Marshall's there, which is amazing.

"When people talk about fish and chips, they're not talking about the same fish and chips I am."

In 2023, Sam told of their love of fishing, and said they would like to be a "fisher-them" - a gender-neutral play on fisherman, aligning with their non-binary pronouns.

Sam said on The One Show: "I'd just like to end my days fishing."