Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse and Love Island’s Dr Alex George are among the stars hoping to impress with their cooking skills on Celebrity MasterChef.
BBC One has unveiled a line-up of 20 famous faces vying to win over judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace with their culinary talents when the hit spin-off series returns later this year.
Love Island alumnus George will be joined by a handful of fellow reality stars including TOWIE standout Joey Essex, Geordie Shore’s Vicky Pattison and former Gogglebox stalwart Dom Parker.
Adam Woodyatt, best known as Ian Beale in EastEnders, will be swapping Albert Square for the MasterChef kitchen while former Olympian Greg Rutherford will be hoping to add another trophy to his collection.
Also on board are pro boxer Dillian Whyte, Death in Paradise actress Elizabeth Bourgine and The Chase star Jenny Ryan.
Comedian Josie Long, DJ Judge Jules, boxing manager Kellie Maloney and R&B singer Martha Reeves complete the line-up along with Informer actor Mim Shaikh, former footballer Neil Ruddock, fashion legend Zandra Rhodes, DJ Rickie Haywood-Williams and BBC weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker.
The stars will be put through their paces by Torode and Wallace over the course of the six week series, with challenges that will see contestants cook for diners at London Zoo and attempt to win over past winners with their culinary creations.
“This Celebrity MasterChef has all of the right ingredients for a series full of entertainment, pressure and fun,” BBC commissioning editor Carla-Maria Lawson said.
“We have a brilliant variety of different characters and there will be some surprises along the way as they are put through their paces.”
The Celebrity MasterChef trophy has previously been won by former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt, actor and comedian Adrian Edmonson and actress Lisa Faulkner.
Celebrity MasterChef will air on BBC One later this year.
