All singing, all dancing... new stars of Celebrity Masterchef are unveiled
Mondays star Bez, Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe and actress Su Pollard are among the celebrities who will take part in the upcoming series of Celebrity Masterchef, it has been announced.
Joining them in the BBC One show are TV star Joe Swash, Blue singer Duncan James, Britain's Got Talent finalist and comedian Nabil Abdulrashid and The Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant.
Broadcast over six weeks, the celebrities will also tackle a new series of cookery challenges, with renowned chefs including Tom Kerridge, Nisha Katona, Nieves Barragan Mohacho and more appearing as special guest judges.
This year's crop of 20 celebrities,joined again by master chef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace, also includes comedian Munya Chawawa, Melanie Sykes, former Eastenders actress rita simons, singer and re ali tytv star mega nmc ken na and Penny Lancaster.
The Repair Shop's Will Kirk is also among the contestants, along with TV star Katie Price, ex-england footballer Dion Dublin and journalist and author Gavin Esler.
Hoping to impress with their culinary skills will also be Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox, Love Island star Kem Cetihappy nay and actresses melissa johns and Michelle Collins.
Series editor Katie Attwood said: "This year's line-up promises a huge amount of humour and entertainment. Lockdown has proved productive for our famous faces' culinary skills and we are set to see some exceptional talent and astonishing dishes as the celebrities swap their day jobs for a spot in the Masterchef kitchen."
Sarah Clay, commissioning editor for the BBC, said: "The 20 brave celebrities are joined by a host of chefs at the top of their game in brand new tasks which makes this year feel extra special. The standard of cooking is like nothing we have seen before."
The 2020 series of Celebrity Master chef was won by Irish iraqi broadcast er and you tube star Riyadh Khalaf.
Celebrity Masterchef, produced by Shine TV, will return to BBC One this summer.