It’s never too early to start prepping and planning your all-important Christmas dinner.

Thankfully, best-selling author Becky Excell is here to help and will be signing copies of her latest cookbook, Gluten Free Christmas, this month.

The social media star will be at Waterstones in Bluewater, near Greenhithe, to meet fans and share her gluten-free recipes on Saturday, November 4.

The food writer has spent years perfecting her guide to a gut-friendly festive feast and the new book includes a number of meal ideas for the weeks leading up to Christmas, as well as the big day itself.

The book features recipes such as a gingerbread house, a profiterole wreath and a turkey that can feed the whole family.

Tickets cost £22 and include a copy of Gluten Free Christmas. You can book online here.

Purchasing tickets in advance will also allow you to gain priority queuing and be among the first to meet the author.

Strictly’s Queen of Latin Shirley Ballas will also be at the bookshop signing copies of her debut crime novel, Murder on the Dancefloor, this weekend.

The dancer and TV judge was originally scheduled to appear at the shopping centre on Sunday, October 29 but the event has since been postponed to Sunday, November 5.