Everything you need to know about Celebrity MasterChef 2024

Reality star Chloe Burrows on Celebrity MasterChef 2024

Everything you need to know about Celebrity MasterChef 2024

by Great British Chefs2 July 2024

Actors, comedians and athletes will tie up the apron strings and fight to impress the judges when Celebrity MasterChef 2024 returns. We take a look at what you need to know.

Everything you need to know about Celebrity MasterChef 2024

Actors, comedians and athletes will tie up the apron strings and fight to impress the judges when Celebrity MasterChef 2024 returns. We take a look at what you need to know.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews as well as access to some of Britain’s greatest chefs. Our posts cover everything we are excited about from the latest openings and hottest food trends to brilliant new producers and exclusive chef interviews.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews as well as access to some of Britain’s greatest chefs. Our posts cover everything we are excited about from the latest openings and hottest food trends to brilliant new producers and exclusive chef interviews.

Ready for a new TV cooking competition? Luckily, there's not long to wait – Celebrity MasterChef is set to make a return to our screens this summer, with the nineteenth series of the show welcoming actors, athletes, popstars and comedians into the kitchen. Over six weeks, the contestants will take part in a series of challenges, being whittled down until the finals, when they'll battle it out to take home the trophy (and follow in the footsteps of previous winners including Wynne Evans, Lisa Snowdon, Greg Rutherford and Kimberly Wyatt).

Here, we've pulled together everything you need to know about Celebrity MasterChef 2024 – when it starts, where you can watch it, who'll be taking part and who will be judging. 

When does Celebrity MasterChef 2024 start?

The nineteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef will return this summer – no specific date has been announced, though last year it kicked off at the start of August. 

What channel is Celebrity MasterChef 2024 on?

Celebrity MasterChef 2024 will be shown on BBC One, with all episodes available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

When is the Celebrity MasterChef 2024 final?

No date has been announced for the Celebrity MasterChef 2024 final, but the show usually runs for around six weeks from its start date. Last year, the final was aired in early September.

Who are the Celebrity MasterChef 2024 judges?

John Torode and Gregg Wallace will return to keep an eye on the twenty celebrities for Celebrity MasterChef 2024. They'll be joined by guest judges, who will be announced as the series airs. 

Who are the Celebrity MasterChef 2024 contestants?

This year's line-up of twenty celebrities includes reality TV stars Charlotte Crosby, Chloe Burrows and Diane Carson, actors Danielle Harold, Rochenda Sandall and Tamer Hassan, comedians Eshaan Akbar and Jamie MacDonald and TV and radio presenters Edith Bowman, OJ Borg and Snoochie Shy. Christine McGuinness and Emma Thynn, both models and TV personalities, are also set to appear, alongside make-up artist and Glow Up judge Dominic Skinner and singer and presenter Jake Quickenden. Popstars Mutya Buena, of Sugababes fame, and Ian 'H' Watkins, from Steps, will also be competing, alongside Strictly Come Dancing pro Vito Coppola and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, a Team GB sprinter and Gladiator in the new BBC series. You can see all of this year's contestants below.

Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby is best known for Geordie Shore and Just Tattoo of Us. She won the twelfth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2013.
Chloe Burrows is a fellow reality TV star, who became known while appearing on Love Island in 2021.
Christine McGuinness is a model and TV personality, who appeared on The Real Housewives of Cheshire between 2018 and 2020.
Craig Doyle is a TV and radio presenter on BBC, ITV and BT Sport. He's often spotted on This Morning.
Danielle Harold is an actor who rose to fame playing Lola Pearce-Brown in the BBC's EastEnders.
Diane Carson is best known for her appearance in the second season of the BBC's The Traitors.
Dominic Skinner is a senior make-up artist with MAC Cosmetics and a judge on the BBC’s Glow Up.
TV and radio presenter Edith Bowman is known for presenting The Radio 1 Review on BBC Radio 1 and the annual Scottish Music Awards.
Emma Thynn, the Marchioness of Bath, is a model and TV personality who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2019.
Stand-up comedian and actor Eshaan Akbar has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and Netflix series Sex Education.
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is an English sprinter who in 2005 was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. He appears on the BBC's Gladiators.
Ian 'H' Watkins is a singer from band Steps.
Jake Quickenden is a former footballer, singer and TV personality who has been on shows including The X-Factor and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Jamie MacDonald is a blind Scottish comedian, writer and voice over artist. He has been on the BBC's Have I Got News For You and QI and created award-winning documentary Blind Ambition.
Mutya Buena is a popstar and member of girl band Sugababes.
OJ Borg is a presenter on BBC Radio 2.
Actor Rochenda Sandall is known for roles in shows including Line of Duty, Small Axe and Doctor Who.
Snoochie Shy is a BBC Radio 1Xtra and TV presenter and model. In 2021, she appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Actor Tamer Hassan is known for his roles in The Football Factory, Layer Cake, Batman Begins and Game of Thrones.
Vito Coppola is a choreographer and professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.

What will the challenges be on Celebrity MasterChef 2024?

The series will kick off with four Heat weeks, each with three episodes, all aimed at testing the celebrities' skills. In the first Heat, five contestants will face the Under The Cloche challenge, before they then deliver a two-course Dinner Party Menu. Later, they'll step inside the world of professional cooking to come up with their own food truck dish. In the Quarter-Finals, they'll face critique from returning champions and finalists.

After Heats, eight successful celebrities will face up to what Semi and Final Week have in store, including a new Pizza round, a lavish feast on the British Pullman Train and a tricky brief of cooking something they don’t like to eat.

Who won Celebrity MasterChef 2023?

Amy Walsh, Luca Bish and Wynne Evans made it to the finals of Celebrity MasterChef 2023. Opera singer and broadcaster Wynne was crowned winner, impressing the judges with his meal of tuna tartare, Welsh lamb and bara brith.