Yahoo News Celebrity MasterChef kicks of TWO more wannabe chefs
After Stephen Hendry got booted from Celebrity MasterChef earlier this week, remaining celebrities Jim Moir (aka comedian Vic Reeves), TV presenter Angellica Bell, news reader Julia Somerville and tennis star Henri Leconte had a lot to prove.
Tonight's episode (August 18) saw the stakes go higher and it felt kind of like we were back at school taking exams, as the judges tested the poor contestants on their food recognising skills.
John Torode and Gregg Wallace brought in six different ingredients that they had to identify before putting them to work on a recipe – but it was just one celebrity at a time. Terrifying.
The wannabe chefs had to cook a lamb kebab dish and viewers couldn't understand why John failed to pronounce Kofta correctly.
If Greg and John say Kufta instead of Kofta one more time I'm gonna flip😖 #celebritymasterchef
- meg🌸 (@MeganSutherst) August 18, 2017
When did a kofta become a kooofftaaa ??? #CelebrityMasterChef
- Gareth Morgan (@StaffsPoliceCC) August 18, 2017
It's Kofta not Kufta! #celebritymasterchef pic.twitter.com/dxf52QJSBL
- Nichola Barron (@Nichola_Barron) August 18, 2017
Why don’t any of these people know how to say ‘kofta’ pls? #CelebrityMasterchef #masterchef pic.twitter.com/vwVXpsJ8Ds
- Daniel Joseph 🕵🏾 (@rastamiller) August 18, 2017
Then, the contestants attended the Francis Crick Institute where they had to cook lunch for 100 scientists, and it was girls against boys to come up with an amazing main, vegetarian main and a dessert.
Despite the urgency of the whole thing, Julia was working rather slowly, which stressed people out no end.
Somerville is way too slow. No urgency whatsoever. #CelebrityMasterchef
- Curses, foiled again (@bigwows) August 18, 2017
ugghh they are stressing me out! #celebritymasterchef
- KirstyAnne (@KirstW78) August 18, 2017
Somewhere Julia is still rolling those burritos #celebritymasterchef
- Louis (@kingof__fools) August 18, 2017
Julia: I can't believe we've done all this! Angellica: *Politely grinds teeth, bc she in fact did 90% of it by herself* #celebritymasterchef
- Zoë Marriott (@ZMarriott) August 18, 2017
After that rather tense battle of the sexes, it was back to the kitchen to cook for past MasterChef winners Ade Edmonson, Emma Kennedy and Phil Vickery.
Following a wobbly start in the first episode, Henri literally stole the show with his two dishes and is now everyone's absolute favourite person.
The French dude can cook! Both his dishes were worthy of a face dive. #yummy #celebritymasterchef pic.twitter.com/KnZcDaxYjC
- Seema (@sl2016_sl) August 18, 2017
Henri is the dark cheval of the competition #celebritymasterchef
- Gareth Morgan (@StaffsPoliceCC) August 18, 2017
If Henri does not win the whole series on #celebritymasterchef I will mange my chapeau. Fab player in his day aussi
- Andrew Baker (@ccAndrewBaker) August 18, 2017
Oh yummy #Henri can cook Doing it for the Frenchies #celebritymasterchef
- Jacqui Noble (@JacquiInFrance) August 18, 2017
#CelebrityMasterChef Hallelujah, Henri has aced it. Result!
- allotmenteer (@MrsCourtyard) August 18, 2017
Well, I don't know about you lot, but that wonderful @henrileconteoff can cook my nibbles any day of the week! #celebritymasterchef pic.twitter.com/T55fhQ6tJt
- Welsh Royal Crystal (@WelshRoyalCryst) August 18, 2017
However, two had to go and in the end it was Julia and Jim who were booted this time – and viewers were pretty happy with that.
Got it right #celebritymasterchef. I always play a little game with myself. Tonight I won 😘
- Maggie Foley (@FoleyMaggie) August 18, 2017
Ahhhh well done @angellicabell - you did it. I want some of that delicious cheesecake #celebritymasterchef
- Trish Hetherington (@Tinks130) August 18, 2017
So happy Angelica got through!!! #celebritymasterchef
- Rahul (@rahuljethwa92) August 18, 2017
So pleased with Henri and Angelica going through ! Well done , well deserved #celebritymasterchef
- McCormicksGogglebox (@McCormicksGogg1) August 18, 2017
Boom! Right two went through! @henrileconteoff and @angellicabell Great start to the semi finals! #celebritymasterchef
- Tina Bobinson (@tinabob85) August 18, 2017
Five new celebrities - Becky Adlington, Rachel Stevens, Tyger Drew-Honey, Debbie McGee and Radio 1 DJ Dev Griffin - will be the next crop of wannabe chefs in the kitchen.
Celebrity MasterChef returns on Wednesday (August 23) on BBC One at 9pm.
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