Yahoo News 'Strictly' dancer Oti Mabuse, 'Love Island' doc Alex George and more on for 'Celebrity MasterChef' 2019
BBC has unveiled for the full line-up for the upcoming 2019 series of Celebrity MasterChef, which boasts a whole new batch of famous faces including Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse and EastEnders veteran Adam Woodyatt.
Hosted by John Torode and Gregg Wallace, Celebrity MasterChef - much like the original version of the show - sees several individuals create assigned dishes before presenting them to a professional kitchen’s head chef.
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This year, Radio DJs Judge Jules, Rickie Haywood-Williams and Mim Shaikh, Motown singer Martha Reeves and Gogglebox’s Dominic Parker are all set to take part in the culinary competition.
8 Out of 10 Cats comedian Josie Long, meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker, long distance runner Andy Grant, fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes and former boxing manager Kellie Maloney will don the white aprons too.
Meanwhile, The Only Way Is Essex favourite Joey Essex, heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte, French actor Elizabeth Bourgine, Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford, former football player Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock and The Chase quizzer Jenny Ryan are also on the line-up.
Vicky Pattison - who made a name for herself on Geordie Shore, but has since gone on to appear on Ex on the Beach and I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - and Alex George, who was a hopeful on last year’s Love Island, round out the roster .
The new series is expected sometime over the summer.
Last year’s Celebrity MasterChef saw former EastEnders actor John Partridge beat out the likes of Keith Allen, Michelle Ackerley, AJ Pritchard and Gemma Collins.
Other winners over the years have included Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha, rugby player Phil Vickery, dancer Kimberley Wyatt, The One Show presenter Angelica Bell and comedian Ade Edmondson.
