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Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 17: Finals week continues as the four best cooks battle for the title of Celebrity MasterChef champion. They must now draw on everything they have learned over the past few weeks and cook to the very highest of standards if they are to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.     Their penultimate challenge is the toughest of the competition – the Chef’s Table. This year, it will be hosted by legendary chef Tom Kerridge in the MasterChef kitchen. The finalists must deliver food of an exceptional standard to impress some of the best […]

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 16: It’s finals week, and the five remaining cooks will be pushed to deliver food on a whole new level as they continue to battle to become champion.     The celebrities start by facing their most daunting challenge yet. They will be immersed in a culinary tradition that’s been part of British culture for over 600 years – the pie. Working at the Holborn Dining Rooms pie room with chef Calum Franklin, who has devoted the last seven years to elevating the humble pie to a culinary art form, they will each be responsible

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 14: Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are back as the semi-finals continue, and the remaining seven celebrity cooks continue to battle for the MasterChef title.     Tonight, the celebrities are surprised by a very special guest, Spanish chef and restaurateur Nieves Barragan, whose London restaurant Sabor earned a Michelin star within just eight months of opening. Their task is to recreate one of her signature recipes, demonstrating their understanding of the flavours of Spain. The most successful cook goes straight through to the next round, while the other six take part in a

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 13: After four weeks of intense competition, the best eight cooks remain. In the first of the semi-finals, the celebrities are tested on their teamwork.     Split into two teams, the celebrities must design and create two mouthwatering dishes. But they won’t be cooking alongside each other; they will be cooking in relay. Using a whole duck for the main course and pears for the dessert, each team member has 20 minutes to make their contribution to the dishes, but being unable to talk to one another, each cook must try to work out

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 12: It’s the last quarter-final, and the three remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal to be judged not only by John and Gregg, but also by three Celebrity MasterChef legends: actor Lisa Faulkner (2010 champion), Olympic gold medallist Greg Rutherford (2019 champion) and TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal (2015 finalist).     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 a semi-final place. Only the best two contestants can come one

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 11: This week’s heats continue as the four remaining celebrities face three more culinary challenges. At stake are three spots in the last quarter-final.     The first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test, where the celebrities must try to identify four different spices before making brandy snap biscuits filled with two different creams in just 20 minutes. At this point in the competition, the celebrities would usually be sent to work with and learn from a professional chef in their restaurant kitchen. As this is not currently possible, John and Gregg bring the

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 10: In the fourth and final week of heats, the celebrities up for the culinary challenge are TV presenter Kem Cetinay, double gold-medal-winning Paralympian Kadeena Cox, journalist Gavin Esler, Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe and actor Michelle Collins.     The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the Under the Cloche test. In front of each celebrity is a cloche, underneath which is an ingredient. Each celebrity has a different ingredient and must create one dish that showcases the ingredient and demonstrates to the judges they have potential. Then it’s the Street Food Challenge.

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 9: It’s the third quarter-final, and the battle for this week’s semi-final places reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal that will be judged not only by John and Gregg but also by three Celebrity MasterChef legends: actors Sophie Thompson (2014 champion) and John Partridge (2018 champion) and TV personality Vicky Pattison (2019 finalist).     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 a semi-final place.

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2021 episode 8: Tonight, the remaining four celebrities’ first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test, where the celebrities face judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace one by one. They will attempt to identify four types of tropical fruit before being asked to make sweetcorn fritters, smashed avocado and a poached egg in just 20 minutes.     At this point in the competition, the celebrities would usually next be sent to work with and learn from a professional chef in their restaurant kitchen. As this is not currently possible, John and Gregg bring the chef to