Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook Off cast: Who is appearing in the 2022 BBC show?
EIGHT celebrities will be donning their aprons for the 2022 Celebrity MasterChef festive treat.
The familiar faces of judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace will be sampling the celebrities’ offerings, hoping for edible food with the occasional stand-out dish.
Who is appearing in the Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook Off?
In the first episode, we will see four celebrity contestants battle for the crown of Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Champion 2022.
The celebrities competing are:
Bez aka Mark Berry
Happy Mondays legend Bez will be joining the other celebrities in the kitchen for this Christmas special.
More well known for his stints on Celebrity Gogglebox and Dancing On Ice, he will be looking to show a different side as he tries to win the Celebrity MasterChef crown.
Bez often appears with fellow band-member Shaun Ryder on Celebrity Gogglebox but will have to go it alone on this one as he tries to impress judges with his cooking skills.
In the 2021 edition, Bez was eliminated in the semi-finals, leaving viewers gutted as many were calling for him to win.
Iwan Thomas
Iwan Thomas will be looking to draw on his experiences of finishing runner-up in Celebrity MasterChef in 2009.
Since retiring from athletics, Iwan has been on numerous shows on TV, gaining him celebrity status.
Through The Keyhole, Hole In The Wall, Strictly Come Dancing, Countdown and Celebrity Hunted are just some of the appearances he has made.
Having finished second to Jayne Middlemiss on the show in 2009, Iwan will be fancied as a front-runner for this edition.
Josh Cuthbert
Finding fame in 2012, Josh Cuthbert appeared on The X Factor with his band Union J.
They finished fourth and were signed to Sony Music and RCA Records.
Their debut single Carry You was released in 2013 and their self-titled album reached number six in the UK charts.
Appearing in the 2018 edition of Celebrity MasterChef, the singer made it to the semi-finals before it was time for him to make his exit and will be looking to impress the judges more this time around.
Lesley Garrett
Having appeared on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, Lesley Garrett was partnered with Anton Du Beke and managed to finish third in the show.
As a result, she will be used to being critiqued by judges and will be hoping she can impress John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
Having fallen short when she appeared on the show before, Garrett will be looking to put things right this time around with a chance to impress the judges once again after exiting at the semi-final stage in 2017.
Who is appearing in the Celebrity MasterChef Festive Extravaganza?
Then in the second episode, another four celebrities will compete in culinary battle, judged as ever by John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
The celebrities vying to be crowned Celebrity MasterChef Festive Champion 2022 are:
AJ Pritchard
Having appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2013, AJ Pritchard managed to wow judges as he and dance partner Chloe Hewitt made it all the way to the semi-finals of the live show.
Since then he has appeared in RuPauls Drag Race UK, I’m A Celeb and a special edition of Hunted For Stand Up To Cancer.
He is best known for being a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016-2020.
In 2021 it was announced that he would make his acting debut on Channel 4 appearing in Hollyoaks.
Known for his posh-custard in 2018, he failed to make it to the semi-final stage.
Chizzy Akudolu
Chizzy Akudolu is best known as an actress who starred as Mo Effanga in BBC 1 show Casualty.
The 49-year-old began her career in the early noughties after winning BBC comedy contest The Urban Sketch Showcase.
In 2004, Chizzy bagged parts in Sean Lock’s sitcom 15 Storeys High and soap EastEnders.
Over the next few years she took roles in shows such as Green Wing, Dead Set, Roman’s Empire, The Inbetweeners, Twenty Twelve and the movie In The Loop.
She can also be found as a panellist on Loose Women.
Chizzy will be hoping for a better performance this time around as she felt she didn’t perform to her abilities in 2018, which saw her fail to make the semi-finals.
Kitty Scott-Claus
Kitty Scott-Claus is best known for competing in the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – where she finished runner-up behind Krystal Versace.
Other TV appearances include Pointless Celebrities and Love Island Aftersun.
She appeared in Celebrity MasterChef in August 2022 but finished fifth in the competition.
Megan McKenna
Megan McKenna first came to our screens in 2009 when she appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.
In 2016 she joined the cast of Celebrity Big Brother where she became a household name,
She then become a regular in Towie in 2016 before deciding to have some time off from the show by late 2017.
Megan appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in 2021 where she managed to reach the final.
When is Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook Off on BBC?
The 2022 festive edition of Celebrity MasterChef Cook Off will see eight celebrities compete over two episodes
The first Cook-Off will air on BBC One on Friday, December 23, at 8pm.
This will feature Bez, Lesley, Josh, and Iwan.
The second episode featuring AJ, Chizzy, Kitty and Megan will be on December 30 at 9pm.
You can catch both after they have aired on the BBC iPlayer.