Presenter Zoe Ball, comedian Paddy McGuinness and YouTuber Angryginge, also known as Morgan Burtwistle, are set to join the judging panel for the upcoming series of Celebrity MasterChef.
The trio will feature as guest judges on the 21st series of the popular BBC One cooking programme.
Their role will involve overseeing one of the three contestant heats, where they will challenge celebrities with a culinary brief and determine which participant progresses to the quarter-finals.
They will join regular series judges, Michelin-star chef Giorgio Locatelli and esteemed journalist and food critic Grace Dent.
The spin-off series is scheduled to return to screens for a five-week run starting on 18 August.
Throughout the competition, the judges will rigorously assess the celebrities' cooking prowess until a single contestant emerges victorious, claiming the coveted Celebrity MasterChef trophy.
Among the stars stepping into the kitchen is The Saturdays singer Una Healy, YouTuber and comedian Max Fosh, actress and Loose Women panellist Sue Cleaver, and Love Island’s Shakira Khan.
Others joining the series include comedians Joe Pasquale, Donna Preston, and Tom Simons, also known as TommyInnit.
The series also features DJ and presenter Melvin Odoom, The Wanted singer Jay McGuiness, weightlifter and Olympic medallist Emily Campbell and Gladiator Emily Steel – known as Dynamite.
Broadcaster Jason Mohammad completes the line-up along with Paralympic athlete Lauren Steadman, actor Nitin Ganatra and former Royal Ballet dancer Eric Underwood.
The celebrities will be split up into three heats, five in each, with the top four from each group progressing to the quarter-final.
The competition then moves into the semi-finals in week four, before the strongest contenders advance to finals week for the chance to raise the Celebrity MasterChef trophy.
The upcoming series comes after former Celebrity MasterChef presenter John Torode was sacked from the BBC following allegations of using racist language, which was upheld as part of the Lewis Silkin report.
Torode appeared in the most recent series alongside Dent, who replaced TV presenter Gregg Wallace after he was sacked following a series of misconduct allegations relating to his time on the show.
Previous winners include professional dancer and choreographer Vito Coppola, who won the competition in 2024, and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson, whose real name is Donald Marshall, and claimed the title in 2025.
