EastEnders cafe boss Ian Beale is about to get even more on his plate than usual – when he appears on Celebrity MasterChef.
Adam Woodyatt, who plays the BBC soap regular Ian, has been lined up for the real-life show.
His character is no stranger to the kitchen – running Kathy’s Cafe, Beale’s Plaice chippy and Walford East restaurant.
We can also reveal some of the other celebrities taking part in this year’s series later this year are former Gogglebox star Dom Parker, 51, boxing promoter Kellie Maloney, 66, and heavyweight boxing champ Dillian Whyte, 31.
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They will join former footballing hardman Neil “Razor” Ruddock, 51, and Geordie Shore reality star Vicky Pattison, 31.
But can Adam, 50, cook up a storm in the kitchen and impress the expert presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace?
He does have a secret weapon in Marco Pierre White, who trained Gordon Ramsay and went on to become a TV personality, thanks to shows such as Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef.
He and Ian are in business together with Marco selling Adam’s gin in his restaurants.
The actor founded Neat Gin with his wife Beverley two years ago.
Alongside Letitia Dean and Gillian Taylforth, who play Sharon Watts and Kathy Beale, Adam is one of only three members of the original EastEnders cast still knocking about Albert Square.
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And he is the only one of the three to have appeared continuously throughout the show’s run.
He has played Ian since 1985 and over the years his character has run businesses including a market stall, a fish and chip shop and a cafe.
Adam will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of new EastEnders recruit Adrian Edmondson.
The Young Ones star won MasterChef in 2013.
