When Is Celebrity MasterChef 2025 On TV?

Once again, stars from the worlds of TV, sport and music will be donning their chef hats for the latest series of Celebrity MasterChef, which returns to BBC One for its 20th edition. This year’s line-up includes one of the UK’s national treasure singers, a Paralympian and a Love Island star, but notoriety in other industries won’t guarantee success here. Across five weeks, the 15 celebrities will try their hand at a series of tough culinary challenges, battling it out to impress the judges and land a place in the final. Here’s everything you need to know.

Celebrity MasterChef 2025: Line-Up, Judges, Release Date

Who Is Starring In Celebrity MasterChef 2025?

• Alfie Boe OBE, singer
• Alun Wyn Jones OBE, rugby legend
• Antony Costa, popstar and actor
• Ashley Cain, TV star
• Chris Hughes, TV personality
• Dawn O’Porter, author and broadcaster
• Gaz Choudhry MBE, Paralympian and actor
• Ginger Johnson, drag artist
• Jaki Graham, soul singer
• Jamie Lomas, actor
• Jodie Ounsley, TV personality (Fury from Gladiators)
• Katie McGlynn, actor
• Michelle Heaton, singer and TV personality
• Noreen Khan, TV presenter
• Uma Jammen, Love Island star

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What Happens In Celebrity MasterChef?

The BBC show sees a number of celebrities taking part in six weeks of culinary challenges, which increase in difficulty week on week. It begins with three Heat weeks of three episodes, which test the contestants’ cooking skills, ahead of the semi-final, where the celebrities battle it out for a place in the final. In the final week, the remaining contestants must impress well-known celebrity chefs with their cooking, culminating in the ultimate competition, where three finalists must cook a three-course meal for the judges.

As the BBC outlines: ‘Celebrity MasterChef features three Heat weeks aimed at testing the celebrities’ abilities – with the cream of crop making it past the Quarter Finals at the end of the week, ready for the Semi Final stages, edging closer to Finals Week and in with a serious chance of claiming the gleaming 2025 trophy.’

Challenges differ slightly each year, but there are some regulars, such as the market task, where contestants must create a dish on the spot using a selection of provided produce. Last year, a new pizza challenge was introduced, as well as a task to create an opulent dining experience on the British Pullman Train.

Who Are The Judges?

Series 20 is judged by Grace Dent and John Torode. It was filmed earlier this year, with Dent stepping in to replace Gregg Wallace after he was fired from the show due to allegations of misconduct.

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After landing the new gig, Dent said: ‘I’ve been watching MasterChef since I was a girl sitting with my dad on the sofa. My whole family watches it. It’s all about uncovering and championing talent and to have ended up in this position, is more than a dream to me.’ Since then, Dent has been confirmed as one of the permanent new judges for MasterChef, alongside Irish chef Anna Haugh, who runs the restaurant Myrtle in London.

Torode was also consequently fired from MasterChef and Celebrity MasterChef following an allegation he used a racist term. However, the BBC decided to air season 20 anyway, saying in a statement that this was not a ‘straightforward decision’, and that all the celebrities, contestants and guests had confirmed they were happy for the show to run as planned.

Who Has Won Celebrity MasterChef Before?

Previous winners have included:

• Professional dancer Vito Coppola, 2024
• Broadcaster Wynne Evans, 2023
• Presenter Lisa Snowdon, 2022
• Parasport athlete Kadeena Cox, 2021
• Irish broadcaster Riyadh Khalaf, 2020
• Olympian Greg Rutherford, 2019
• Actor John Partridge, 2018

When Is The Release Date?

Celebrity MasterChef 2025 will air on 17 November at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with episodes airing every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening until the final. You can find the full schedule for upcoming episodes here.