The Celebrity MasterChef 2022 line-up has been revealed, with a Strictly Come Dancing pro, veteran comedian and boxing champion among the stars taking part.
Twenty famous faces will take part in the celebrity version of the BBC One cooking competition, with judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace back to cast their expert eyes over the dishes before whittling down the celebs until they find this year's winner.
Strictly professional Katya Jones, Chuckle Brother Paul Chuckle, and former boxing champion Chris Eubank are among the celebrities who will take part in the upcoming series, it has been announced.
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They'll be joined by Love Island 2021 star Faye Winter, McFly singer Danny Jones, TV presenter Lisa Snowdon, former EastEnders star Cliff Parisi, and star of The Choir Gareth Malone.
This year's crop of celebrities also includes TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, former pro-footballer Jimmy Bullard and ex-Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas.
Broadcast over six weeks, the celebrities will tackle a series of cookery challenges to follow in the footsteps of reigning champion Kadeena Cox and win the coveted MasterChef title. Former EastEnders actor Richard Blackwood is also among the contestants, along with former All Saints band member Melanie Blatt, comedian Kae Kurd and RuPaul’s drag race UK star Kitty Scott-Claus.
Hoping to impress with their culinary skills will also be reality star MoJo, media personality Nancy Dell’Olio and British actress Lesley Joseph – as well as actors Adam Pearson and Clarke Peters.
This year will see the return of challenges Under The Cloche, The Street Food Challenge and Dinner Party Dish in the four-week heat round before the top celebrities face the semi and final week stages.
The first post-pandemic edition of Masterchef will also see the finalists face challenges cooking for a large number of people – including a special centenary challenge to mark 100 years of the BBC. 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.”
Sarah Clay, commissioning editor for the BBC, added: “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.”
Celebrity MasterChef, produced by Shine TV, will return to BBC One this summer.
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