Celebrity MasterChef 2022 contestants: Who is in the line-up for the BBC show?
TWENTY celebs are putting on their aprons for Celebrity MasterChef 2022.
And judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are tasked to taste their offerings - good and bad - in the heated competition. Here's a look at the FULL line-up.
Who is in the line-up for Celebrity MasterChef 2022?
Lisa Snowdon
Radio presenter Lisa Snowdon is heading to the kitchen for season 17 of Celebrity MasterChef in 2022.
The former model hosted Britain's Next Top Model between 2006 and 2009.
Lisa also co-presented Capital Breakfast on Capital London between August 2008 and December 2015.
She took part in I'm A Celebrity in 2016 and is a regular on Loose Women.
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Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas is best known for his appearances in Coronation Street.
Ryan has been keeping busy with his growing family with Lucy Mecklenburgh, who gave birth to their second child Lilah in May 2022.
They share a son, Roman, who was born in 2020.
The soap star is appearing in the fourth heat of Celebrity MasterChef as he tries to cook his way into the semi-finals.
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Paul Chuckle
Comedian Paul Elliot is best known for his duo act with his late brother Barry.
The Chuckle Brothers were popular in the late 90s and early 2000s., and were much loved for their popular phrase To Me To You.
Paul is hoping to impress the judges with his culinary skills in the first heat of the 2022 show..
Kitty Scott-Claus
Drag star Kitty Scott-Claus will also attempt to impress the judges with her cooking skills.
She is best known for appearing on season three of Ru Paul's Drag Race.
With Kitty being a runner-up in the drag race competition, it's possible she could have the same luck on MasterChef.
She's taking part in the fourth heat along with Ryan.
Katya Jones
Strictly's Katya Jones is appearing in the fourth heat of the celebrity cooking contest.
The professional dancer won BBC's Strictly in 2017 with dance partner Joe McFadden.
She's had memorable performances with politician Ed Balls and THAT kiss with Seann Walsh.
Faye Winter
Faye Winter is also joining the celebrity line-up, competing in the first heat alongside Danny Jones.
She rose to fame during her timeon ITV's Love Island in 2021.
The reality star has been enjoying her time outside the villa with boyfriend Teddy Soares.
Jimmy Bullard
Ex-footballer Jimmy Bullard is set to return to screens after finishing 10th on I'm A Celebrity back in 2014.
He enjoyed a 15 year long professional football career before being blighted by injury.
Jimmy hosted Soccer AM for five years.
Adam Pearson
Actor, presenter and campaigner Adam Pearson is sharpening his knives for the kitchen.
The star tweeted to confirm he was part of the official line-up.
Adam, who is known for his shows Tricks Of The Restaurant Trade and The Undateables, is competing in the fourth heat.
Chris Eubank
Chris Eubank is best known for his successful boxing career.
However, he will now be giving cooking a go instead.
Chris is taking on Mel Blatt and Gareth Malone in the second heat and said he was worried about cutting his finger off.
He admitted: “Losing the finger wouldn’t bother me too much.
"What would bother me is how frightening it would be to the audience.”
Clarke Peters
American actor Clarke Peters will be coming to the UK to take part in the competition.
He tends to split his time between London and Baltimore.
Clarke is famous for appearing in The Wire as Lester Freamon and played The Master in His Dark Materials.
He's also starred in Holby City, The Tunnel and Jessica Jones.
Cliff Parisi
Call The Midwife star Cliff Parisi is appearing in heat two of Celebrity MasterChef.
He became a household name after appearing in EastEnders from 2002 until 2010.
Cliff is no stranger to reality TV having headed to the Aussie jungle in 2019 and was third to be eliminated.
Danny Jones
McFly star Danny Jones will be taking time away from music to work on his cooking skills.
Danny is appearing in heat one of the cookery competition along with Love Island's Faye Winter.
In the first episode he impressed the judges with his flavours.
Danny is married to former Miss England Georgia Horsley.
The couple have one son, Cooper, born in 2018.
Gareth Malone OBE
Gareth Malone confirmed his appearance on the programme through his Twitter page.
He is best known for being a choirmaster and broadcaster.
Gareth competes in heat two trying to outcook Cliff Parisi, Mel Blatt, Chris Eubank Sr, and Mojo.
Kae Kurd
Kae Kurd is a British-Kurdish stand up comedian and writer.
Confirming his appearance he tweeted: "So yeah cats out the bag. I’m on #CelebrityMasterchef coming to bbc one and BBC iPlayer soon."
He's hoping to reach the semi-finals by beating Faye Winter and Danny Jones in the first heat.
Kirsty Gallacher
Kirsty Gallacher began her career at Sky Sports News in 1998 and hosted Kirsty's Home Videos, RI:SE and Simply The Best before returning to Sky Sports News from 2011–2018.
Since June 2021, Gallacher has co-presented The Great British Breakfast on GB News.
Kirsty will by battling against Lesley joseph and Clarke Peters in heat three.
Lesley Joseph
Lesley Joseph has been a household name since the eighties.
She's played Dorien Green in Birds Of A Feather since 1989.
But she's now leaving acting behind to compete against other celebs to be crowned the Celebrity MasterChef winner.
Mel Blatt
Mel Blatt rose to fame in 1997 as a member of the girl group All Saints.
This is not Mel's first venture into reality TV - she was a judge on The X Factor New Zealand from 2013-2015.
She's also appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox with bandmate Nicole Appleton.
Nancy Dell'olio
Nancy Dell'Olio first came to public notice as the girlfriend of football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.
But she has since gone on to appear on Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother.
Unfortunately Nancy didn't last too long on the show as she was eliminated in episode one.
Mojo
Mojo has found fame as a TV star, appearing on Peckham’s Finest and Celebrity Karaoke Club.
She's appearing in heat two of Celeb MasterChef hoping to reach the semi-finals by triumphing over Cliff Parisi, Mel Blatt, Gareth Malone and Chris Eubank Sr.
Richard Blackwood
Richard stars as Felix in Hollyoaks.
He became a household name after playing Vincent Hubbard on BBC soap EastEnders but also being a TV presenter in the eighties and nineties.
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Richard took part in Dancing On Ice in 2019 but was second to be eliminated.
The comedian is putting his cooking skills to the test alongside Clarke Peters in heat three.