Celebrity MasterChef 2017 lineup, start date and more: Everything you need to know ahead of the new series

The celeb cooking competition is back 

Another group of celebrities are heading to the MasterChef kitchen to put their cheffing skills to the test. But which stars will cook up a storm and which will leave a bad taste in the judges’ mouths?

Here’s everything you need to know about the new series.

Which celebrities are in it this year?

The stars stepping up to the plate in this year’s show include Olympic gold-medallist Becky Adlington, comedian Vic Reeves, singer Rachel Stevens, Outnumbered’s Tiger Drew-Honey, and Gogglebox’s Reverend Kate Bottley.

See below for the full list of names:

MasterChef 2017 celebrities

Vic Reeves

Ulrike Jonsson

Lesley Garett

Tiger Drew-Honey

Jaymi Hensley

Becky Adlington

Patti Boulaye

Angelica Bell

Stephen Hendry

Rachel Stevens

Debbie McGee

Nick Moran

Reverend Kate Bottley

Julia Somerville

Henri Leconte

Dev Griffin

Brian Bovell

Barney Hardwood

Adbullah Afzal

Aasmah Mir

How does the competition work?

The stars will face a series of cooking challenges including the Mystery Box task (where the contestants create a dish from the ingredients contained inside) and be invited to professional restaurant kitchens to serve up their food for paying customers.

Celebrity MasterChef 2017 Contestants - In pictures

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Who’s judging it?

Judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode are returning to sample the celebrities’ culinary efforts, and will as ever, be joined by guest critics including food writers, top chefs and previous competition winners.

When is it on?

The new series kicks off on Wednesday, August 14 at 8pm on BBC One, with the second episode on Friday 18 also at 8pm.

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