Celebrity Masterchef 2022 arrives on BBC1 this summer with another bunch of celebrities preparing for the hit kitchen competition.
As they compete in weekly heats, judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace will again be casting their critical eye over all the culinary creations and will eventually decide who wins the Celebrity Masterchef 2022 trophy after the grand final. Among the eye-catching line-up of celebrities, this time are Call The Midwife star Cliff Parisi, Birds Of A Feather legend Lesley Joseph, ex-boxer Chris Eubank. McFly's Danny Jones and Strictly Come Dancing pro Katya Jones (see below for full line-up of competing celebrities).
Here's everything you need to know about Celebrity Masterchef 2022 on BBC1...
Celebrity MasterChef 2022 release date
Celebrity MasterChef 2022 will begin on BBC One on Wednesday, August 10 with episodes running mostly on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (times vary, either 8pm or 9pm) every week, although check our episode guide below for some variations.
Is there a trailer Celebrity Masterchef 2022?
Yes a Celebrity Masterchef 2022 trailer has been released by the BBC. Watch all the kitchen action below...
Celebrity Masterchef 2022 — the competing celebrity chefs
Competing Celebrity Masterchef 2022 are...
* Team GB Paralympian Kadeena Cox
* TV presenter and actor Adam Pearson
* Former World Boxing champion, Chris Eubank
* US actor Clarke Peters
* Call The Midwife star Cliff Parisi
* McFly musician and The Voice Kids judge Danny Jones
* Reality TV star Faye Winter
* Choirmaster, TV presenter and musician Gareth Malone
* Former pro-footballer Jimmy Bullard
* Comedian Kae Kurd
* Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Katya Jones;
* TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher
* British drag performer Kitty Scott-Claus
* Birds Of A Feather actor Lesley Joseph
* TV presenter Lisa Snowdon
* All Saints musician Mel Blatt
* Media personality Nancy Dell’Olio
* Actor and comedian Paul Chuckle
* Reality star MoJo
* Former EastEnders actor and comedian Richard Blackwood
* Former Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas
What happens in Celebrity MasterChef 2022?
Celebrity MasterChef 2022 features four heat weeks concentrating on whittling down the celebrities, testing their abilities until only the best go through to the final stages. The series will once again feature an array of cookery challenges designed to stretch the celebrities’ culinary ability to their limits including the returning challenges in the heat rounds; Under The Cloche, The Street Food Challenge and Dinner Party Dish.
After the Celebrity Masterchef heats, the top celebrity cooks face the nerve-racking and exhilarating challenges during the Semi and Final Week stages where Semi-Finalists and Finalists face challenges cooking for large numbers of people including a special centenary challenge to mark 100 years of the BBC.
Danny Jones on taking part in Celebrity Masterchef 2022
Danny Jones says: "Why did I want to do Celebrity MasterChef? I’m still asking myself. I do hope to have fun, it was to do another adventure and it’s something that I’ve wanted to do but I never actually wanted to push myself. I think it will be an opportunity to discover another side of me. It feels like quite a lot of pressure to be in the iconic kitchen of MasterChef. It’s exciting at the same time if you take it the right way. It’s exciting and you feel tense, quite tense."
Celebrity MasterChef 2022 episode guide
Here's our guide to Celebrity Masterchef 2022 which we'll be updating as the series progresses, so do check back
WEEK ONE
This first week’s celebrities are McFly musician Danny Jones, reality star Faye Winter, comedians Kae Kurd and Paul Chuckle plus media personality Nancy Dell’Olio.
Wednesday August 10, 8pm
The first challenge the five hopefuls face is Under The Cloche. In front of each celebrity is a cloche, underneath which is an ingredient. Each celebrity has a different ingredient and along with a larder, must create one dish showcasing that ingredient to demonstrate to the judges they have potential. With nerves running high and just over an hour to create their dish from scratch, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges. Next up it’s The Street Food Challenge. The celebrities are presented with a street food dish that is popular throughout Korea, which they must taste and then try to identify the ingredients that are in it. However, the challenge doesn’t end there! Following not a recipe but their instincts, the celebrities are then tasked with having to cook this classic national dish for themselves. Will their attempts impress, or will they fall short of the mark? Then in the final test of culinary creativity, the contestants are asked to prepare their Dinner Party Dish – something they would cook to impress if someone was coming round to eat - in just one hour. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them will be going home.
Thursday August 11, 8pm
The first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test, where the celebrities have the terrifying task of facing judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace one on one. They will attempt to demonstrate their ability when being asked to make a classic dessert of floating islands in crème anglaise, in just 20 minutes. Next, the celebrities are pushed to their limits. Up until this point in the competition, they have been cooking food as they would at home, but to show them what restaurant standard cooking is all about, John and Gregg invite professional chef Chantelle Nicholson to the MasterChef kitchen. Owner of restaurant Apricity, Chantelle has worked in Michelin starred kitchens for over 15 years and now tasks each of the four celebrities with a challenge to cook a recipe from her eclectic menu. Ultimately, it’s crunch time as there’s just one more chance for the four celebrities to earn themselves a place in the quarter final. Their brief to stay in the competition is to cook one dish where vegetables are the hero. With just one hour to cook, and only three quarter-final places up for grabs, the celebrities give it their all in a final attempt to prove themselves to the judges. At the end of this test, one of them will be going home.
Thursday August 12, 9pm
It’s the quarter-final and the battle for the first two semi-final places as this week’s heat reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg, but also finalist Joe Swash (2021), Celebrity MasterChef Champion Lisa Faulkner (2010) and Christmas Champion Judi Love (2021). All three know what it takes to get through this competition and tonight, they are in for a treat as the celebrities pull out all the stops to try to secure their semi-final place. Only the best two contestants can take one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2022. For the one who doesn’t cut the mustard, the journey ends here.
WEEK 2
The Celebrity MasterChef heats continue and this week's celebrities up for the culinary challenge are TV presenter and musician Gareth Malone, former World Boxing champion Chris Eubank, actor Cliff Parisi, musician Mel Blatt and reality star MoJo.
Tuesday August 16, 8pm
The first challenge the five hopefuls face is Under The Cloche. In front of each celebrity is a cloche, underneath which is an ingredient. Each celebrity has a different ingredient and along with a larder, must create one dish showcasing that ingredient to demonstrate to the judges they have potential. With nerves running high and just over an hour to create their dish from scratch, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges. Next up is The Street Food Challenge. The celebrities are presented with a street food dish that is popular throughout Canada, which they must taste and then try to identify the ingredients that are in it. However, the challenge doesn’t end there! Following not a recipe but their instincts, the celebrities are then tasked with having to cook this classic national dish for themselves. Will their attempts impress, or will they fall short of the mark? In the final test of culinary creativity, the contestants are asked to prepare their Dinner Party Dish - something they would cook to impress if someone was coming round to eat - in just one hour. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them will be going home.
Wednesday Thursday 18, 8pm
The first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test, where the celebrities have the terrifying task of facing judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace one on one. They will attempt to demonstrate their ability by being asked to make fettucine with basil and parsley pesto, in just 15 minutes. Next, the celebrities are pushed to their limits. Up until this point in the competition, they have been cooking food as they would at home, but to show them what restaurant standard cooking is all about, John and Gregg have invited in professional chef Freddy Forster. Winner of the prestigious Roux Scholarship in the year 2000, Freddy has spent his career working in some of the world's best kitchens including The Savoy, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, L’Aubergine and Pierre Gagnaire in Paris. He challenges each of the four celebrities to cook a recipe that combines his classical cooking technique with flavours inspired by his West African heritage. Then it’s crunch time as there’s just one more chance for the four celebrites to earn themselves a place in the quarter final. Their brief - to cook one dish full of nostalgia. A dish that tells John and Gregg something about them growing up. With just one hour to cook and only three quarter-final places up for grabs, the celebrities give it their all in a final attempt to prove themselves to the judges. At the end of this test, one of them will be going home.
Friday August 19, 9pm
It’s the quarter-final and the battle for the next two semi-final places as this week’s heat reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg, but also 2019 Celebrity MasterChef finalists Vicky Pattinson and Neil “Razor” Ruddock and the 2018 champion, John Partridge. All three know what it takes to get through this competition, and they are in for a treat as the celebrities pull out all the stops to try to secure their semi-final place. Only the best two contestants can take one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2022. For the one who doesn’t cut the mustard, the journey ends here.
WEEK 3
The celebrities this week are actors Clarke Peters and Lesley Joseph (Birds Of A Feather), former professional footballer Jimmy Bullard, TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher and actor and comedian Richard Blackwood.
Tuesday August 23, 8pm
The first challenge the five hopefuls face is Under The Cloche. In front of each celebrity is a cloche, underneath which is an ingredient. Each celebrity has a different ingredient and along with a larder, must create one dish showcasing that ingredient to demonstrate to the judges they have potential. With nerves running high and just over an hour to create their dish from scratch, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges. Next up it’s The Street Food Challenge. The celebrities are presented with a street food dish that is popular throughout Japan, which they must taste and then try to identify the ingredients that are in it. However, the challenge doesn’t end there! Following not a recipe but their instincts, the celebrities are then tasked with having to cook this classic national dish for themselves. Will their attempts impress, or will they fall short of the mark? Then in the final test of culinary creativity, the contestants are asked to prepare their Dinner Party Dish – something they would cook to impress if someone was coming round to eat - in just one hour. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them will be going home.
Thursday August 25, 8pm
The first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test, where the celebrities have the terrifying task of facing judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace one on one. They will attempt to demonstrate their ability when being asked to make Crepe Suzette, in just 20 minutes. Next, the celebrities are pushed even further to their limits. Up until this point they have been cooking food as they would at home, but to help them elevate it and show them what restaurant standard cooking is all about, John and Gregg have invited in a professional chef. Originally from Calcutta, owner and head chef of the critically acclaimed Darjeeling Express in Central London, Asma Khan challenges each of the four celebrities to cook one of her recipes. Then it’s crunch time as there’s just one more chance for the four celebrities to earn themselves a place in the quarter-final. Their brief to stay in the competition - to cook one dish where vegetables are the hero. With just one hour to cook, and only three quarter-final places up for grabs, the celebrities give it their all...
Friday August 26, 9pm
It’s the quarter-final and the battle for the next two semi-final places as this week’s heat reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg, but also Celebrity MasterChef finalists Andi Peters (2008) and Megan McKenna (2021), and Champion Riyadh Khalaf (2020). All three know what it takes to get through this competition and tonight, they are in for a treat as the celebrities pull out all the stops to try to secure their semi-final place. Only the best two contestants can take one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2022.
WEEK 4
Tuesday August 31 8pm
In this fourth and final week of the heats the celebrities are TV presenter and actor Adam Pearson, professional dancer Katya Jones, British drag performer, Kitty Scott-Claus, TV and radio presenter Lisa Snowdon and actor Ryan Thomas. Their first challenge the five hopefuls face is Under The Cloche. In front of each celebrity is a cloche, underneath which is an ingredient. Each celebrity has a different ingredient and along with a larder, must create one dish showcasing that ingredient to demonstrate to the judges they have potential. With nerves running high and just over an hour to create their dish from scratch, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges.
Next up it’s The Street Food Challenge. The celebrities are presented with a street food dish that is popular throughout Mexico, which they must taste and then try to identify the ingredients that are in it. However, the challenge doesn’t end there! Following not a recipe but their instincts, the celebrities are then tasked with having to cook this classic national dish for themselves. Will their attempts impress, or will they fall short of the mark?
Then in the final test of culinary creativity, the contestants are asked to prepare their Dinner Party Dish – something they would cook to impress if someone was coming round to eat - in just one hour. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them will be going home.
Thursday September 1 8pm
Tonight’s first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test, where the celebrities have the terrifying task of facing judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace one on one. They will attempt to demonstrate their ability by being asked to make sweet and sour prawn balls, in just 20 minutes. Next, the celebrities are pushed to their limits. Up until this point in the competition, they have been cooking food as they would at home, but to show them what restaurant standard cooking is all about, John and Gregg invite in a professional chef. Owner of restaurant Myrtle in London, Anna Haugh challenges each of the four celebrities to cook a recipe from her menu, championing Irish produce. Then it’s crunch time as there’s just one more chance for the four celebrities to earn themselves a place in the quarter-final. Their brief - to recreate their favourite takeaway. With just one hour to cook, and only three quarter-final places up for grabs, the celebrities give it their all in a final attempt to prove themselves to the judges. At the end of this test, one of them will be going home.
Friday September 2 9pm
It's the quarter-final and the battle for the last two semi-final places as this week’s heat reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg, but also three Celebrity MasterChef Champions; Kadeena Cox OBE (2021), Greg Rutherford MBE (2019) and Angellica Bell (2017). All three know what it takes to get through this competition and tonight, they are in for a treat as the celebrities pull out all the stops to try and secure their semi-final place.
Tuesday September 6, 8pm
After four weeks of intense competition, the best eight cooks from the heats have made it through to the semi-finals. Starting tonight, the remaining hopefuls are battling for their place in the final week with a test to their teamwork. The celebrities travel to North Weald Airfield, home to the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, to face their toughest challenge yet. Cooking in tents and faced with unfamiliar equipment, the semi-finalists must cook up a feast for 70 pilots, medics and support staff who work for this life-saving organisation. Split into two teams, it’s a race against the clock as the celebrities must each design and create four mouth-watering dishes (a meat, fish and vegetarian dish, and a dessert) in just three hours. Next, it’s back to the MasterChef kitchen, where they face an Invention Test using the leftovers from the previous challenge, to stay in the competition. Everything rides on the success of their dish because at the end of this challenge one celebrity will be going home.
Thursday September 15, 8pm
The seven remaining celebrity cooks are digging in and are surprised by the arrival of culinary icon, Dame Mary Berry. Their job is to recreate one of Mary’s favourite and delicious signature classic recipes. They will have to master unfamiliar ingredients and techniques to impress the judges and Mary herself. Then, after cooking for culinary royalty, the celebrities have to cook a dish dedicated to Her Majesty the Queen in celebration of this year’s Platinum Jubilee. No-one can afford to slip up as at the end of this challenge, another celebrity will leave the competition.
Thursday September 15, 9pm
It's the last of the semi-finals and the remaining six celebrity cooks continue to battle for a place in Finals Week. They must deliver just one dish to a brief–comfort food–for one of the country’s most feared restaurant critics, Grace Dent. A daunting task for even the most adept chefs, the celebrities’ choice of dish is key to keeping their place in the competition. Will their ingredients, flavours, and presentation be enough to impress, or will they fall short of the mark and lose their chance to triumph in Celebrity MasterChef? At the end of tonight's show, only the five best cooks will go through to Finals Week.
Friday September 16, 9pm
It’s the Finals! The five remaining cooks are pushed to deliver food on a whole new level as they vie for the trophy. First, the celebrities face their most daunting challenge yet - travelling to Alexandra Palace in North London, where the first ever live public service television broadcast was made. They are tasked to cater for a very special occasion. With 2022 marking 100 years of the BBC, the celebrities will have to create a spectacular afternoon tea for 12 iconic BBC names from the world of television, radio, and journalism. Then, it’s back to the MasterChef kitchen, where the final five must each create one exceptional dish inspired by their childhood. The celebrities must impress John and Gregg by showing creativity, skill, and flair and proving that they have the determination to remain in the competition.
Tuesday September 20, 8pm
Finals Week continues as the four remaining cooks battle for the title. All that stands between them is a fantastical theatrical showstopping dish. They need to put on quite the show to prove their worth and no-one can afford to slip up as, at the end of this challenge, only the three best cooks will remain in the running. The penultimate challenge for the final three is the toughest and most daunting yet, The Chef’s Table. This year it will be hosted by legendary Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli at his Mayfair restaurant Locanda Locatelli. The finalists must deliver food of an exceptional standard to impress four pioneers of Italian cuisine in the UK – Francesco Mazzei (Sartoria), Jacob Kenedy (Bocca Di Lupo), Masha Rener (Lina Stores) and Theo Randall (Theo Randall at The Intercontinental)). As they battle to master Giorgio’s dishes, will they hold their nerve, or is the pressure to deliver too intense?
Thursday September 22, 8pm
The three finalists must now cook and present a faultless three-course meal in two hours for the ultimate judgement by John and Gregg. It’s their last chance to prove they have what it takes, by showing true passion and creativity with their dishes. Who amongst this year’s finalists is the true cooking star, and worthy of a place in the Celebrity MasterChef hall of fame? Only one can be crowned Celebrity MasterChef 2022 Champion.
More about Celebrity MasterChef 2022
Katie Attwood, MasterChef Series Editor, said: “Celebrity MasterChef is a firm favorite in the television must-see calendar and this series is as funny, engaging and nail-biting as ever. John and Gregg are in for a treat, as are our viewers.”
Sarah Clay, Commissioning Editor for the BBC, said: “This line up will absolutely cement Celebrity MasterChef as one of the nation's most loved cookery programmes, with a lot of laughter alongside fierce competition guaranteed. The level of cooking is fantastic this year and you can really see how much it means to them all.”
