text: David Cameron has brushed off criticism that he is too posh, insisting he will not change the way he acts or speaks to win voters. The Prime Minister is apparently so proud to be posh he was happy to be pictured eating a hotdog with a knife and fork. The bizarre dining etiquette during a campaign visit to Dorset was almost certainly designed to avoid a repeat of Ed Miliband's disastrous attempt at eating a bacon sandwich. Scroll down for video . David Cameron ate his hotdog with cutlery as he enjoyed lunch with Lilli Docherty and her daughter Dakota in the sunshine during a visit to Poole in Dorset . It seems likely that Mr Cameron was trying to avoid the fate of Labour leader Ed Miliband, who was much mocked for his attempt to eat a bacon sandwich on the campaign trail last year . Few people can appear attractive while eating in public, but on the campaign trail a combination of hunger and not wishing to cause offence to hosts means it can be tricky to avoid. Mr Cameron's pitstop at a garden in Poole, Dorset yesterday include a spot of a lunch. The Tory leader loaded his plate with potato salad, cucumber, tomato and a hotdog before settling down next to Lilli Docherty and her daughter Dakota. But he surprised onlookers with his eating style, picking up a knife and fork to chop the hotdog. The PM has a chequered history with hotdogs. In 2010 he caused offence on a visit to New York when he asked for a plain sausage, without even onions. And in March 2012 he was said to have tried eating one sideways while at a basketball game with President Obama. He also sparked a mini-storm after opting for ketchup of mustard, the condiment of choice for many Americans. The Prime Minister obviously enjoyed his lunch, and was pictured leaning back in his chair in the sunshine . In a new interview the Old Etonian insists he has never tried to hide his privileged upbringing, and refuses to change the way he speaks or behaves . While aides may worry about the impression Mr Cameron gave by eating his BBQ food with cutlery, the man himself is unconcerned. In an interview to be broadcast tonight, he makes clear he is not going to change the way he behaves to hide his 'poshness'. The Old Etonian insists he has never tried to hide his privileged upbringing. He tells ITV's Tonight programme: 'I went to a very posh school, I had a very privileged upbringing with parents who were incredibly loving and brilliant. 'I've never tried to hide that, I'm not going to change my accent or talk in a different way.' In 2010 (left) Mr Cameron caused offence on a visit to New York when he asked for a plain sausage, without even onions. In March 2012 (right) Mr Cameron was said to have tried eating one sideways while at a basketball game with President Obama . Mr Cameron adds: 'I accept we need to do more to demonstrate that the economy we're delivering, the jobs, the tax reductions the homes we're building, the schools that are getting better. 'That is for people who work hard, who do the right thing. That is not for some sort of them and us economy, it is for hard working people. 'That's what I have been doing for the last four and a half years. But I accept, in politics, perceptions matter as well as reality and you have to, we've got to work harder to get that right.'
target: Prime Minister opts for cutlery as he eats BBQ food on a visit to Dorset .
  Dining etiquette designed to avoid Ed Miliband's bacon sandwich disaster .
  Tory leader uses interview to admit he had a 'privileged upbringing'
  Insists he will not change the way he speaks or behaves to win votes .