BBC announce full ‘Celebrity Masterchef’ line-up
By Josh Haggis
The BBC have announced the full line-up for the next series of Celebrity Masterchef.
Gregg Wallace and John Torode will once again preside over the BBC One cookery contest – with 20 famous faces lining up to have their culinary skills scrutinised over the show’s six-week run.
Christopher Biggins, Kiki Dee, Leslie Ash, dancer Wayne Sleep and former EastEnders actor Todd Carty are among the famous faces taking part in the next celebrity edition of the show.
JB from JLS, Russell Grant, Sophie Thompson, This Morning‘s Alison Hammond and Susannah Constantine of Trinny and Susannah fame have also signed up to compete.
Joining them will be Emma Barton, Jason Connery, Tania Bryer, Charley Boorman, Tina Hobley, Alex Ferns, Millie Macintosh, Ken Morley, Jodie Kidd and Amanda Burton.
“Each year we approach Celebrity with a mixture of fear and hope – will any of them actually be able to cook?” said Karen Ross, creative director of the production company behind the show. “It is often a terrifyingly rocky road to get from the early disasters to the real hardcore cooking talent. This year will not disappoint!”
Celebrity Masterchef will return to BBC One later this year. Previous Celebrity Masterchef champions include Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon, rugby hunk Matt Dawson and actress Nadia Sawalha.