Emma Willis and Tom Allen to return for series five of Cooking With The Stars

Emma Willis and Tom Allen to return for series five of Cooking With The Stars

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Tuesday, 17th June 2025
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ITV has recommissioned Cooking With The Stars for a fifth series, with Emma Willis (Love Is Blind: UK) and Tom Allen (The Apprentice: You’re Fired) returning to host.

The show pairs up celebrities with professional chefs to see if the stars can learn to dish up restaurant-quality meals. This time round, Natalie Cassidy (EastEnders), Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu (Love Island), Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered) and interior design expert Kelly Hoppen will be going head-to-head. Joining them will be radio presenter Jordan North, media personality Jack Osbourne, Jessica Wright (The Only Way is Essex) and former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Every episode ends with an elimination between the two worst performing celebs, who have to prepare a meal without any help from their mentor. The mentors then do a blind taste test to decide who goes home, meaning they could inadvertently vote against their mentee.

“The sheer nerve of these celebrities to step into our kitchen and attempt culinary greatness (or just, you know, edible food) is truly something to behold!” said Allen. “I am absolutely delighted to once again join Emma to unleash another season of dazzling triumphs and utterly baffling disasters. Get ready for a delicious, slightly burnt and completely fabulous ride – that golden frying pan is waiting.”

“I’m absolutely delighted to be back in the kitchen for another series of Cooking With The Stars,” Willis said. "Every year our celebrities throw themselves into it, and this new line-up is no exception. It’s always a mix of nerves, excitement, and a few inevitable kitchen catastrophes which makes for brilliant telly. I can’t wait for everyone to see what culinary delights (and disasters!) our new batch of stars cook up!”

The fifth series of Cooking With The Stars will air this summer on ITV1 and ITVX.

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ITV has recommissioned Cooking With The Stars for a fifth series, with Emma Willis (Love Is Blind: UK) and Tom Allen (The Apprentice: You’re Fired) returning to host.