THE line-up for this year's Celebrity Masterchef has been revealed.
Former Celtic star Dion Dublin and Penny Lancaster, wife of Hoops-daft Rob Stewart will star in the BBC One cooking competition.
Other famous faces include the Happy Mondays' Bez, Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe and actress Su Pollard.
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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.
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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 MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace also includes comedian Munya Chawawa, Melanie Sykes, former EastEnders actress Rita Simons and singer and reality TV star Megan McKenna.
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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.”
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Sarah Clay, commissioning editor for the BBC, said: “Celebrity MasterChef is one the highlights of the British summertime schedule and this series is as entertaining and charming as ever.
“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 MasterChef was won by Irish-Iraqi broadcaster and YouTube star Riyadh Khalaf.
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