John Torode MBE and Greg Wallace MBE are back to put 20 celebrities through their paces over six weeks to see who has what it takes to be crowned Celebrity MasterChef champion. 

Celebrities from the comedy world, sporting scene, music industry and screen and stage will be taking part. 

Last year’s winner was Team GB Paralympian Kadeena Cox, and this year’s famous faces will take part in the classic challenges, Under the Cloche, The Street Food Challenge and Dinner Party Dish. 

The celebrities taking part are TV presenter and actor Adam Pearson, former World Boxing champion Chris Eubank, actor Clarke Peters, actor Cliff Parisi, musician and TV Judge Danny Jones, reality TV star Faye Winter, TV presenter and musician Gareth Malone OBE, former pro-footballer Jimmy Bullard and comedian Kae Kurd.

Also joining the line-up is professional dancer Katya Jones, TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, British drag performer Kitty Scott-Claus, actor Lesley Joseph, TV presenter Lisa Snowdon, musician Mel Blatt, media personality Nancy Dell’Olio, actor and comedian Paul Chuckle, reality star MoJo, actor and comedian Richard Blackwood and actor Ryan Thomas.

The semi-finalists and finalists will be faced with the challenge of cooking for large numbers of diners, including a special challenge in celebration of 100 years of the BBC.