The Celebrity Masterchef title is, once again, up for grabs as the cooking series returns to TV screens. A total of 20 well-known faces will be tested across six weeks in a bid to win the coveted Celebrity Masterchef trophy.
Overseeing the process is John Torode and Gregg Wallace, who return to host. The pair have been putting cooks to the test since 2005 and will find out who has the palate and skill to chop, slice and sizzle their way to taking the latest title.
Last year, parasport athlete and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star, Kadeena Cox won the competition. This year's series features a huge array of celebrities, but fans have been left scratching their heads as to when the series will actually air.
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When is Celebrity Masterchef back on?
Fans will have to wait a little longer for a release date for Celebrity Masterchef. The BBC, yet to confirm a date, has said that the cooking competition will return in the summer.
Katie Attwood, MasterChef Series Editor, said: “Celebrity MasterChef is a firm favourite in the television must-see calendar and this series is as funny, engaging and nail-biting as ever. John and Gregg are in for a treat, as are our viewers.”
Meanwhile, Sarah Clay, Commissioning Editor for the BBC, said: “This line up will absolutely cement Celebrity MasterChef as one of the nation's most loved cookery programmes, with a lot of laughter alongside fierce competition guaranteed. The level of cooking is fantastic this year and you can really see how much it means to them all.”
Who is competing on Celebrity Masterchef this year?
The celebrities hoping to tickle John and Gregg's tastebuds and follow in the footsteps of last year’s champion, Team GB Paralympian Kadeena Cox, are:
- TV presenter and actor Adam Pearson
- Former World Boxing champion Chris Eubank
- Actor Clarke Peters
- Former EastEnders actor Cliff Parisi
- Musician and TV judge Danny Jones
- Love Island star Faye Winter
- TV presenter and musician Gareth Malone
- Former pro-footballer Jimmy Bullard
- Comedian Kae Kurd
- Strictly professional dancer Katya Jones
- TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher
- British drag performer Kitty Scott-Claus
- Birds of a Feather's Lesley Joseph
- TV presenter Lisa Snowdon
- All Saints singer Mel Blatt
- Media personality Nancy Dell’Olio
- Actor and comedian Paul Chuckle
- Reality star MoJo
- Actor and comedian Richard Blackwood
- Former Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas
The series will once again feature an array of cookery challenges designed to stretch the celebrities’ culinary ability to their limits including the returning challenges in the heat rounds; Under The Cloche, The Street Food Challenge and Dinner Party Dish.
Celebrity Masterchef returns this Summer on BBC One
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