Star-studded line up revealed for Celebrity MasterChef 2021

We're set for a great series

Author: Georgie HollandPublished 22nd Apr 2021
Last updated 22nd Apr 2021

Celebrity MasterChef will be making its grand return to our TV screens this summer, and with us finally getting a glimpse of the official line-up, it's looking like it'll be a series to remember! As usual, John Torode and Gregg Wallace will be judging 20 hopeful celebs on their cooking ability.

From Happy Mondays' Bez to Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe, and glamour model Katie Price to Love Island's Kem Cetinay, this year's Celebrity MasterChef is set to put some of the biggest names in showbiz to the ultimate test!

Meet the full Celebrity MasterChef 2021 line-up below...

Katie Price

Known for: Television personality and former glamour model

Bez (Mark Berry)

Known for: Percussionist for the rock band Happy Mondays

Johannes Radebe

Known for: Strictly Come Dancing

Su Pollard

Known for: Her role in the BAFTA-winning Perry & Croft sitcom Hi-de-Hi

Duncan James

Known for: Member of the iconic boyband Blue, and Hollyoaks

Kadeena Cox

Known for: British parasport athlete and Paralympic champion

Joe Swash

Known for: ITV presenter, EastEnders and, of course, winner of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 2008

Nabil Abdulrashid

Known for: Britain's Got Talent 2020 semi-finalist

Patrick Grant

Known for: Judge on The Great British Sewing Bee

Rita Simons

Known for: EastEnders and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Munya Chawawa

Known for: Comedian

Melanie Sykes

Known for: TV presenter

Megan McKenna

Known for: TOWIE

Dion Dublin

Known for: Ex-England football player, TV presenter

Gavin Esler

Known for: Author and journalist

Penny Lancaster

Known for: Loose Women presenter

Will Kirk

Known for: The Repair Shop

Kem Cetinay

Known for: Love Island, TV presenter

Michelle Collins

Known for: EastEnders

Melissa Johns

Known for: Coronation Street

Series editor Katie Attwood said, "This year’s line-up promises a huge amount of humour and entertainment. Lockdown has proved productive for our famous faces’ culinary skills and we are set to see some exceptional talent and astonishing dishes as the celebrities swap their day jobs for a spot in the MasterChef kitchen."

Announcing the exciting news on the official Celebrity MasterChef UK Instagram page, show bosses wrote, 'Ladies and gentlemen, your Celebrity #MasterChefUK 2021 line-up, coming this Summer to BBC One & @bbciplayer 🤩' (sic).

Celebrity MasterChef 2021 will begin this summer.

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