Celebrity Masterchef

Anyone watching?


Joey Essex would drive you mad, I don't know how he hasn't got a clatter across the head already.


Oti needs to stop screeching.


Zandra, despite being about 110, is by far the best of the lot.


Neil is just all about quantity, and is like a sloth.


Thought Andy was very hard done by to go last night, he had bags more potential than anyone else.


I'm catching up on tonight's episode, I sincerely hope those zoo staff aren't too hungry..... :eek:

New series starts on Wednesday July 1st at 9pm on BBC 1.

And continues on Friday July 3rd at 7:30pm and 8:30pm.

All filming was completed before the lockdown.

Superstar tennis coach Judy Murray, Rak-Su’s Myles Stephenson and television presenter Gethin Jones are among those vying for this year’s title, as announced on the MasterChef UK official Twitter page.

Joining them are RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Baga Chipz, who placed third in the popular BBC Three series last year, as well as comedy actresses Crissy Rock (Benidorm) and Felicity Montagu (This Time with Alan Partridge).




Consumer rights champion Dominic Littlewood will be donning an apron, alongside rapper and singer Lady Leshurr, while The Apprentice favourite Thomas Skinner is also putting his skills to the test.

Celebrity MasterChef welcomes its first ever blind contestant with Amar Latif, who recently fronted BBC Two’s Travelling Blind, which followed him on an adventure across Turkey.

Loose Women panellist Judi Love and TV presenter Jeff Brazier are also joining Celebrity MasterChef for its 15th series, with actors Shyko Amos (Death in Paradise) and Phil Daniels (Endeavour).

Rounding out the rest of this year’s lineup, we have Kingdom Choir conductor Karen Gibson, TOWIE star Pete Wicks, footballer-turned-pundit John Barnes, broadcaster Riyadh Khalaf as well as Olympic champions Sam Quek and Sir Matthew Pinsent.

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-06-17/celebrity-masterchef-2020-full-line-up/

My recognition factor is 5.5


The .5 is Jeff Brazier, whom I had to google when I saw him on Celeb SAS the other night!



At least there'll be something to look forward to now that the Sewing Bee is coming to an end, boo hoo

Jesus, they're all very annoying tonight - screaming and screeching like banshees, most of them.


John Barnes is the only one I've even heard of.


The youngfella is the only one with any potential so far, and maybe the comedian lady who could be Chizzy Whatshername's twin sister, and is every bit as annoying.


The poor chef's face when she was "carving" the turbot

The youngfella and John Barnes are the only ones who seem to be taking it even half seriously, the lack of respect woud drive me nuts! I know they must be nervous, but seriously lads......

Jeeeeeesus....this blind pairs test is fiendishly difficult :eek:

stargazer 68 wrote: »

Love it though! Shocked at the result but I wasn't really paying attention so

I'm hours behind, they're just plating up for me now..... it's carnage!

That toffee sauce with the apple pies was just the weirdest thing I've ever seen - and that was even before it set solid into "chewing gum "

And then Greg complimenting the lovely buttery pastry..... I'd eat my hat if that hadn't just come out of a packet (and no reason it shouldn't, to be fair, but no need to be giving him credit for it!)

Ah here now..... a blind man (even with a seeing assistant) on MC was kind of out there as a concept - not that I'm knocking it, and he didn't poison the judges in round 1, so fair play..... but in a pro kitchen?


This week has car crash written all over it (that's not aimed at Amar in particular, btw) - mind you I kind of thought that about last week's gang, and the hockey player came good in the end, so I'll suspend judgement for now!

OK, was too tired to post when I eventually got to see last night's episode.....


but I'm calling complete shenanigans on this week's competition.


They're all completely out of their depth (bar maybe Gethin when he has a following wind and it happens to be something he vaguely knows about).


There is NO WAY they all got through last night's two rounds with massive amounts of help/coaching/advice/emergency lifesaving! At least Amar seems to be something of an intuitive cook, using hearing and smell to help him to great effect - but the rest of them are clueless!


They seem desperate to push the boundaries futher and further (or maybe they've run out of half-decent cooks in the celebrity world) - I'm having to make myself watch tonight's episode just to see who stumbles through. I expect them to be decimated by other weeks' winners when they all eventually meet up though!

Posy wrote: »

I loved the pairing of Gethin and Amar- so cute!
Amar has done brilliantly, especially in the professional kitchen. Although I don't know if I should be that surprised; I guess blind people eat every day, and it can't always be Dominos. :pac:

100% agree with this. Madness!

I enjoy it every time they visit a workplace. "IF THIS LUNCH IS LATE BY EVEN TWO MINUTES, LIVES WILL BE LOST..." etc always cracks me up.

Ha ha yes, god forbid the scientists's lunch would be late! :pac:
I presume the producers ask them a leading question such as can you list the possible consequences of lunch being late and then edit it suitably!

I thought the Sicilian pro chef's attitude with Amir was fantastic, was it Mortimer House? He was really encouraging without being patronising.

Never heard of Riyadh before. Seems to be quite famous & a nice guy. Also a good cook. I only knew Judy Murray & Matthew Pinsent. Some good talent this year.

Judy asked why she was there made me laugh. To finally learn how to cook! Surely there are easier ways but the cash isn’t as good.

Jesus, that Pete fella must have a mouth lined with asbestos!


No complaints about the two who went through this week.

Deserving winner IMO.. though not shocked as thought was the standout throughout.

unichick wrote: »

A bit of a rushed ending. I wonder was it because of Covid.

Yep, agreed!

I remember it always being an hour with the first 25 minutes being boring interviews with family etc.