Celebrity MasterChef 2023 full line up as Strictly, Gogglebox and global rap stars compete – Wales Online

Celebrity MasterChef is back and a whole new host of famous faces will try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace with their culinary skills. Across six weeks John and Gregg will be putting their own taste buds through a sensory assault course, as they discover which celebrities have the palate and skill to chop, slice and sizzle their way to lifting the iconic Celebrity MasterChef trophy.

The competition will kick off on Wednesday, August 2 at 9pm on BBC One with the Celebrity MasterChef Heats where each week five celebrities will cook against each other before one of the stars will be sent home. The first challenge for the five hopefuls is Under The Cloche.

In front of each celebrity is a cloche, each concealing a different ingredient. With access to a larder, the celebrities must create one plate of food showcasing their ingredient to demonstrate to the judges they have potential.

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With nerves running high and just over an hour to create their dish from scratch, the contestants must think on their feet to impress the judges. Then in the final test of culinary creativity, the celebrities are asked to prepare their Dinner Party Dishes, a main course and a dessert that they would cook to impress someone who was coming round to eat, in just one hour and 15 minutes.

Welsh star Wynne Evans, who shot to fame as the voice behind the GoCompare advert and now has his own BBC Radio Wales show, will be taking part in the series.

Here are the celebrities who make up the Celebrity MasterChef lineup:

• Amy Walsh who is best known for playing Tracy Metcalfe on the ITV soap Emmerdale
• Apl.de.Ap who is a member of the American hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas
• Cheryl Hole is a drag queen and known for being one of the first contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK
• Dani Dyer who shot to fame on Love Island and is the daughter of soap star Danny Dyer
• Dave Benson Phillips who is a children’s presenter
• Dianne Buswell who is a Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer
• Jamelia who is a singer and TV personality
• James Buckley is best known for starring in the Channel 4 sitcom The Inbetweeners

• Locksmith who is an American rapper
• Luca Bish who appeared on Love Island
• Marcus Brigstocke who is a British comedian
• Max George who is a member of the boyband The Wanted
• Mica Ven who appeared on Gogglebox
• Michael Praed who is best known for starring in the TV series Robin of Sherwood
• Remi Burgz who is a BBC 1Xtra radio presenter

• Richie Anderson who is a TV presenter
• Sam Fox who is a pop star and model
• Shazia Mirza who is a comedian and actor
• Terry Christian who is a broadcaster and journalist
• Wynne Evans who is best known as the voice behind the GoCompare advert and his BBC Radio Wales show