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seriously going to succeed or fail by the quality of their cookery – and so the glamour just falls away.

“What you’re left with is hardworking MasterChef contestants, and I like that metamorphosis in them.”

“You end up with a level playing field, regardless of who you are,” notes Torode, 54.

“MasterChef, it’s a kitchen and everybody is the same, whether you’re a DJ rapper, whether you’re a footballer, a rower, a YouTuber or an actor, you’re exactly the same as everybody else. You’ve just got to cook your food get through it.”

Yet they don’t actually know who’s set to take part until filming begins, Torode points out. “We get a brief sheet as we’re about to walk downstairs,” he reveals.

“But that’s the joy of it in a way, because you don’t have any preconceptions, you just let it roll.

“One of the great joys of MasterChef has always been that we’re not scripted.”

Celebrity MasterChef returns to BBC1 on Wednesday, 9pm.

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Andrea is hiding at a hotel, but when a police officer arrives, she assures them she is safe and well.

At Home Farm, Jamie despairs when the police tell him they have found Andrea and Millie, but cannot reveal their whereabouts. Before long Leyla receives a call from Andrea and goes to meet her at the hostelry, but as she drives away we see a mystery figure watching her.

Meanwhile, Will suggests to Harriet they meet the bishop to fix a date for the wedding, but she is all of a dither, which leaves him puzzled.

After admitting to Laurel that she has reservations about marrying Will, she tells Malone that she doesn’t want him around any more, but he’s not going anywhere, which leaves her feeling both threatened and excited.

Lydia suggests organising a fundraising event, but when Paul offers his help, she wonders if Mandy still has feelings for him.

And when Ricky flirts with Moira, she enjoys the attention, and Cain is gutted to hear she