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Jared Evitts

How you can appear on Dinner Date, Pointless, MasterChef and other TV favourites

Have you ever sat back and watched your favourite TV show and thought you'd like to be a part of the action? Well now you can. For the BBC and ITV are casting online for shows such as Dinner Date, Pointless and MasterChef which means your moment on TV might just be a few clicks away.

From cooking up a storm to being a hot-shot when it comes to general knowledge, get ready to put your skills to the test.

Here's a selection of the most exciting TV opportunities that are just waiting for you to get involved right now.

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Dinner Date (ITV)

Are you looking for love through a love of good food? Dinner Data is welcoming applications for the culinary dating show for any single over-18s.

Dinner Date is a dating show where an individual gets the opportunity to go on three blind dates with a fellow singleton who cooks to impress them - before that individual decides who he or she was most taken with and gets to take them out on a proper date at a restaurant.

To apply, email dinnerdate@hattrick.com before November 1. Auditions for the show will be held between now and November.

MasterChef (BBC)

Applications for the 2023 series of MasterChef are now open. The competitive cooking reality show sees contestants cook various dishes for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace in an attempt to be crowned champion.

The closing date for this one is August 26, so make sure you're quick so you don't have to wait another year to show off your culinary skills. Click here for more.

John Torode and Gregg Wallace return to test 20 celebrities' culinary skills (BBC)

Pointless (BBC)

Are you a fan of obscure facts, and know a friend or family member you could trust under pressure? Pointless rewards the most unusual and obscure answers, as contestants try to score as few points as possible by coming up with answers nobody else can think of to general knowledge questions.

Applications for Pointless are open until February 2023, so you have plenty of time to perfect the online application form here

Britain's Got Talent (ITV)

Applications for the 16th series of BGT are open now! You have until January next year to think of the skill or talent that could see you perform in front of royalty.

The 5 Star Boys on stage for Britain's Got Talent (ITV/screengrab)

You can apply in person, by video or by WhatsApp, so there really is no excuse not to have your time in front of royalty. Find out more here.

DIY SOS: The Big Build (BBC)

If a change in circumstances means your home requires major building work, then DIY SOS may be able to help. In previous episodes, Nick Knowles and his team have built extensions, installed stair lifts and even redesigned and renovated homes.

Online applications are only accepted from private residential homeowners and UK residents. Click here if you're interested in a BBC application, and here if you're interested in an ITV application.

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