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Su Pollard, Rita Simons, Duncan James, Bez and Munya Chawawa face some brand new challenges as they begin their attempt to be crowned this year's champion.
The first set of heats continue with the four remaining celebrities facing three more culinary challenges, as they compete for places in this week's quarter-final. The first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test. The celebrities face judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace one by one, attempting to demonstrate their ability to identify four types of cheese. They must then make a classic pasta carbonara in just 20 minutes.
It's the first quarter-final, and the battle for the first two semi-final places reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal for John, Gregg and three Celebrity MasterChef champions: 2020's winner Riyadh Khalaf, 2015 champ Kimberly Wyatt and 2017 victor Angellica Bell. 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 secure their semi-final place.
The five celebrities up for the MasterChef challenge this week are model and TV personality Penny Lancaster, singer and X-Factor' winner Megan McKenna, broadcaster Melanie Sykes, fashion designer andGreat British Sewing Bee' judge Patrick Grant, and `Britain's Got Talent' finalist and award-winning comedian Nabil Abdulrashid. The first challenge for the five hopefuls is Under the Cloche. In front of each celebrity is a cloche, underneath which is an ingredient.
The first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test. They attempt to demonstrate their ability to identify four types of flavourings before being asked to make calamari and tartare sauce 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. But as this is not currently possible, John and Gregg bring the chef to the celebrities.
In this week's quarter-final, the remaining three contestants compete for two semi-final spots. They must cook for three Celebrity MasterChef legends: 2011 champion Phil Vickery, 2008 finalist Andi Peters and 2009 Christmas champion Craig Revel-Horwood. 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 their semi-final place.
In the third week of heats, the celebrities up for the culinary challenge are TV personality and author Katie Price, ex-England footballer and TV presenter Dion Dublin, actor and presenter Joe Swash, furniture restorer Will Kirk and actor Melissa Johns.
Chef Sabrina Gidda challenges each of the four remaining celebrities to cook one of her favourite recipes.
In the third quarter-final, the celebrities cook for three former contestants: Sophie Thompson (2014 champion), John Partridge (2018 champion) and Vicky Pattison (2019 finalist).
The contestants in the final week of heats are TV presenter Kem Cetinay, Paralympian Kadeena Cox, journalist Gavin Esler, Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe and actor Michelle Collins.
2010 MasterChef finalist Alex Rushmer challenges the remaining four contestants to prepare a dish from his menu that includes no meat or fish and instead focuses on vegetables.
In the last quarter-final, the celebrity cooks must prepare a two-course meal for former finalists Lisa Faulkner, Greg Rutherford and Rylan Clark-Neal.
In the first semi-final, the celebrities are tested on their teamwork. Split into two teams, they must cook not together but in relay, without telling each other what they have done.
The remaining seven celebrities must cook for Spanish restaurateur Nieves Barragan and prepare party bites inspired by the film Abigail's Party.
In the last semi-final, the celebrities must produce one dish of their own design for three of the country’s most feared restaurant critics.
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.
Finals week continues as the four best cooks face their penultimate challenge.
Twenty celebrities started the battle to become MasterChef champion, and now only three remain. Tonight, one of them will be crowned champion, and just one challenge stands between them and the title.
