Celebrity MasterChef Season 18 is yet to be announced by BBC One

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.

Finals week continues as the four best cooks battle for the title of Celebrity MasterChef champion. They must now draw on everything they have learned over the past few weeks and cook to the very highest of standards if they are to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

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.

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.

The remaining seven celebrities must cook for Spanish restaurateur Nieves Barragan and prepare party bites inspired by the film Abigail's Party.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Tonight, the remaining four celebrities' first challenge is a Knowledge and Skills Test, where the celebrities face judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace one by one. They will attempt to identify four types of tropical fruit before being asked to make sweetcorn fritters, smashed avocado and a poached egg in just 20 minutes.

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.

In this week's quarter-final, the remaining three contestants compete for two semi-final spots. They must cook for previous finalists Phil Vickery, Andi Peters and Craig Revel-Horwood.

The remaining four of this week's celebrities prepare calamari and tartare sauce, then cook for Mitch Tonks, one of the UK's top fish specialists.

Penny Lancaster, Megan McKenna, Melanie Sykes, Patrick Grant and Nabil Abdulrashid compete in this week's heats.

In this week's quarter-final, the three contestants must cook for three former Celebrity MasterChef champions: Riyadh Khalaf, Kimberly Wyatt and Angellica Bell.

The four remaining contenders face more culinary challenges as they battle for a place in the quarter-final. In previous years they have been sent to work with a professional chef - but this year the chef is coming to the studio, starting with Nisha Katona, who challenges the celebrities to cook an Indian dish from her restaurant menu. In addition the hopefuls must identify different types of cheese and make a classic pasta carbonara.

Su Pollard, Rita Simons, Duncan James, Bez and Munya Chawawa compete in the first heat of the celebrity contest, hosted by John Torode and Gregg Wallace. The first challenge is a new round, Under The Cloche, in which each contestant must prepare a meal showcasing a different mystery ingredient. Afterwards, they must prepare a popular street food dish from Denmark, and come up with something special for a dinner party.

After five weeks of gruelling challenges, three chefs have reached this year's final.

The semi-finals continue with the last six chefs facing a challenge set by one of the country's most popular chefs, Aldo Zilli.

With eight cooks remaining, it's time for the first semi-final.

With two semi-final places on the line, the remaining four celebrities cook a two-course meal for John, Gregg and three former Celebrity MasterChef finalists: Angellica Bell, Les Dennis and Spencer Matthews.

The remaining four celebrities face two more culinary challenges, as they battle for a place in the semi-finals.

Judy Murray, Riyadh Khalaf, Matthew Pinsent, Pete Wicks and Crissy Rock compete in the final week of heats, with two more semi-final spots up for grabs.

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace judge the efforts of four remaining contestants battling to remain in the contest, tasking them to cook a faultless two-course meal. Lending their thoughts on proceedings are three legends of the series - former champions Phil Vickery, Lisa Faulkner and John Partridge. They know exactly what it takes to get through this competition and are almost certainly in for a treat as the contenders push the boat out in a bid to secure their semi-final place.

Last night saw actress Felicity Montagu, singer Lady Leshurr and presenters Amar Latif, Gethin Jones and Jeff Brazier enter the fray. But one of them has already been voted out, leaving the other four to cook on. They begin with the pairs task, for which they are split into teams and have to serve up identical dishes - all while separated by a wall. The second challenge sees them entering the world of mass catering at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridgeshire.

Actress Felicity Montagu, musician Lady Leshurr, travel presenter Amar Latif, and TV presenters Gethin Jones and Jeff Brazier enter the studios to demonstrate their culinary skills. Gethin, Jeff and Lady Leshurr head to Pomana's, while Felicity and Amar cook for paying customers at Mortimer House Kitchen in a busy lunchtime service. Then it's back to the MasterChef kitchen to impress John and Gregg with their own creations. Who will have the culinary flair and skills to impress the judges?

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallacejudge the four remaining contestants battling for semi-final places, tasking them to cook a faultless two-course meal. Lending their thoughts on proceedings are three legends of the series - finalist and TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal and champions Sophie Thompson and Kimberly Wyatt. They know exactly what it takes to get through this competition and are almost certainly in for a treat as the contenders push the boat out in a bid to secure their semi-final place.

The four remaining contestants are split into pairs and tasked with cooking the same dish, which must be identical in both appearance and flavour - but there's a catch. They are separated by a wall, meaning the key to the task is communication as one pair recreates John Torode's pan-fried cod wrapped in ham and the other tackles his calf's liver and champ mash. For the second task, the competitors are sent out on their first mass catering challenge, at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey.

Actor Phil Daniels, drag artist Baga Chipz, Olympic hockey gold medallist and sports presenter Sam Quek, conductor for the Kingdom Choir Karen Gibson and TV presenter Dominic Littlewood compete in the kitchen. For their first challenge, they head to the MasterChef Market - stocked full of the best quality produce from across the world including meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts, pulses, herbs and spices. The challenge is to invent and then cook one dish to show the judges they have potential. Presented by John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

The battle for the first two semi-final places in this year's competition reaches its climax, as the four remaining celebrities are tasked with cooking a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John Torode and Gregg Wallace, but also by three previous contenders - Olympic long-jumper Greg Rutherford, and TV personalities Vicky Pattison and Dom Parker. All three know what it takes to get through this competition and are in for a treat as their successors pull out all the stops to try secure their semi-final place. For those who don't cut the mustard, the journey ends here.

The four remaining contenders face two more culinary challenges as they battle for a place in the semi-finals. First they are split into two groups for a test of teamwork and communication. One duo has to master John Torode's dim sum selection, and the other his spiced duck noodle broth. Then, the celebrities' team work skills are pushed to the extreme as they are faced with their first Mass Catering Challenge, cooking lunch for over 100 staff at Acton Works - the central hub for repairs and upgrades to London Underground trains.

John Torode and Gregg Wallace return with the culinary contest as 20 famous faces from the worlds of showbusiness, music and sport take part, hoping to be crowned this year's champion. Tonight, the first five celebrities, Myles Stephenson, Thomas Skinner, Judi Love, John Barnes and Shyko Amos, take on three difficult challenges.

After six weeks of gruelling challenges, it's the Celebrity MasterChef final. Twenty celebrities started the battle to become MasterChef Champion 2019, and now only three remain. Tonight one of them will be crowned champion, and just one challenge stands between them and the title.

The finalists must now cook and present a faultless three-course meal for final judgement by John and Gregg. It's their last chance to prove they have what it takes, by showing true passion and creativity with their dishes. Who amongst this year's finalists is the true cooking star and worthy of a place in the Celebrity MasterChef hall of fame?
Only one can be crowned Celebrity MasterChef champion 2019.

All that stands between the celebrities and a place in the final three is a single dish inspired by a place they love.

It's finals week, and the four remaining celebrity cooks continue the battle for the title.

It's the last of the semi-finals, and the battle for a place in finals week is on.

The semi-finals continue as the remaining six celebrity cooks battle for the MasterChef title.

After four weeks of intense competition, it's the first semi-final, with eight cooks remaining.

The remaining celebrities cook a faultless two-course meal for actors Alexis Conran and Sophie Thompson and TV personality and man of the cloth Reverend Richard Coles.

The four remaining celebrities face two more culinary challenges. One team has to master two vegetarian dishes, including John Torode's salt and pepper tofu tacos.

Adam Woodyatt, Vicky Pattison, Kellie Maloney, Tomasz Schafernaker and Judge Jules all hope to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

Tonight the battle for semi-final places reaches its climax. The four celebrities must now cook a faultless two-course meal that will be judged not only by John and Gregg, but also by three Celebrity MasterChef champions: Lisa Faulkner (2010), Kimberley Wyatt (2015) and Ade Edmonson (2013). Only the best two contestants can earn a semi-final place and come one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2019. For those who don't make the grade, the journey ends here.

This week's heat continues with the four remaining celebrities facing two more culinary challenges as they battle for a place in the semi-finals.

Tonight's tasks begin with the pairs challenge. Then the celebrities are sent out on their first mass catering challenge. Working in teams, they will have to make lunch for over 100 pupils at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson school in North London.

TV and radio presenter Rickie Haywood-Williams, legendary Motown singer Martha Reeves, Olympic gold medal-winning long jumper Greg Rutherford, actress Elizabeth Bourgine and heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte take part, as the competition hosted by John Torode and Gregg Wallace continues. The first challenge for the five hopefuls is an Invention Test - the infamous test of imagination and creativity. The contestants are all given a mincer and a burger press and are tasked with making just one dish - a burger and fries - of their own design. Ingredients to choose from include tuna, mackerel, beef chuck, pork belly, lamb shoulder and turkey breast.

The battle for a semi-final place reaches its climax as the four celebrities are tasked to cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John Torode and Gregg Wallace but also by last year's finalists Martin Bayfield and Spencer Matthews and champion John Partridge. Only the best two contestants can come one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2019. For those who don't make the grade, the journey ends here.

The four remaining contestants face two more culinary challenges, as they compete to secure a place in the semi-finals. First, the celebrities are split into two teams of two, and each team is tasked with cooking the same dish, which must be identical in both appearance and flavour. For the second challenge, the competitors are then sent out on their first mass catering challenge, taking place at the Ford factory in Dagenham, Essex.

This second heat week sees five more celebrities enter the MasterChef kitchen. with Dom Parker, Josie Long, Mim Shaikh, Jenny Ryan and Alex George facing three culinary challenges. They first tackle an invention test, before they are split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. In the final task they are asked to prepare a dish of their own design in just one hour, before judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace decide which of the contestants will leave the competition.

The battle for semi-final places reaches its climax as the four celebrities attempt to cook a faultless two course meal that will be judged not only by John and Gregg, but also by Celebrity MasterChef champions Angellica Bell and Phil Vickery and finalist Rylan Clark Neil.

Only the best two contestants can earn a semi-final place and come one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2019. For those who don't make the grade, the journey ends here.

This week's heats continue with the four remaining celebrities facing two more culinary challenges as they battle for a place in the semi-finals.

The pairs challenge returns in tonight's first round, as the four celebrities are split into two teams of two, in a test of teamwork and communication. Each team is tasked with cooking the same dish. Both plates must be identical in both appearance and flavour, but there is a catch: between each pair there is a wall. The only way for the celebrities to successfully produce identical plates is by communicating through the wall.

The celebrities are then sent out on their first mass catering challenge. Remaining in their teams they will have to make lunch for over 100 members of staff at London Zoo.

Celebrity MasterChef returns with 20 familiar faces from the world of show business, music and sport, all hoping to follow in the footsteps of last year's champion, John Partridge, and take the 2019 title.

This week the first batch of five celebrities undertake three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove their cookery talent to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Hoping to show they've got what it takes are iconic fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, former professional football player Neil Ruddock, TV personality Joey Essex, professional dancer Oti Mabuse and long-distance runner and former marine Andy Grant.

It's the Celebrity MasterChef final. Twenty celebrities started the battle to be crowned 2018 champion, now only three remain. After six weeks of gruelling challenges, just two tough challenges stand between them and the title. The remaining celebrities must draw on everything they have learned over the past few weeks and cook to the very highest of standards if they are to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Their penultimate challenge is the toughest and most daunting of the competition - The Chef's Table. This year it will be hosted by critically acclaimed chef Bryn Williams. The three finalists will be working at his new restaurant, Bryn Williams at Somerset House, cooking for an exceptional gathering of some the best chefs in the country - Marcus Wareing (2 Michelin stars), Lisa Goodwin-Allen (1 Michelin star), Shaun Rankin (1 Michelin star), Robin Gill and Romy Gill MBE.

It's finals week and the four remaining cooks continue to battle for the Celebrity MasterChef title. The celebrities' first challenge is their most daunting yet - to cook an afternoon tea. Each celebrity has just two hours to cook two sweet and two savoury items but they will not only have to impress John and Gregg, but also leading pastry chef Eric Lanlard. Then, in their last challenge as a quartet, the celebrities must cook two dishes of their own design for three of the country's most feared restaurant critics, for a place in the final three. Serving food to these masters of the dining room is a daunting task for even the most adept chefs, and the celebrities' choice of dishes will be key to securing them a place in the final.

It is the last of the semi-finals, and the six remaining celebrity cooks continue to battle it out. Their first task is the Pie Challenge. Each contestant is tasked with making the pie of their choice, sweet or savoury, in one hour and fifty minutes from ingredients including a range of meat and fish and a wide selection of fruit and vegetables. The remaining five celebrities must then prepare a five-course lunch in celebration of over 40 years of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, cooking for some of the experts from the series. They cook a specially designed menu created by award-winning chef Paul Askew. Under his guidance, and following a recipe, they each have to recreate one of his dishes. It is then back to the MasterChef kitchen, where the final five must each create one exceptional dish inspired by someone they love or admire. For the cook who does not make the grade, their competition is over. The remaining four go through to finals week.

After four weeks of competition it is the first of the semi-finals, and the best eight cooks remain. The celebrities must now cook a feast for 90 of the staff and volunteers at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands, in specially constructed marquee kitchens. Split into two teams, it's a race against the clock as the celebrities must design and create four mouthwatering dishes each (a meat, fish and vegetarian dish, and dessert) from a selection of ingredients, including pork belly, beef rump, mackerel and whole haddock, as well as a selection of fruit and vegetables, and herbs and spices. Next it's back to the MasterChef kitchen, where they face an invention test with a difference. Each contestant is given their favourite ingredient, ranging from steak to rabbit, as well as lobster and butternut squash. They have just 90 minutes to cook a dish that showcases that ingredient to keep them in the competition. At the end of this challenge more celebrities are sent home.

The four remaining celebrities in the final heat face three more culinary challenges as they battle for a place in the semi-finals. The first challenge is the new Pairs Challenge, where the four celebrities are split into two teams of two. Each team is tasked with cooking the same dish, but in-between each pair there is a wall. The only way for the celebrities to successfully produce identical plates is by communicating with their teammate through the wall. The celebrities are then sent out on their first mass-catering challenge. Remaining in their teams they have to make lunch for over 100 members of staff and students at the Royal Veterinary College in Hertfordshire. It is then back to the MasterChef kitchen, where the four celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal that is not only judged by John and Gregg but also by Celebrity MasterChef champion Alexis Conran, semi-finalist Reverand Richard Coles and finalist Andi Peters.

The hunt for a champion continues as the final five celebrities are welcomed to the challenge in the last of the heats. Trying to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are actor Lisa Maxwell, professional dancer AJ Pritchard, furniture restorer Jay Blades, international recording artist Stella Parton, and DJ and broadcaster Clara Amfo. The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the Mystery Box, the infamous test of imagination and creativity. The contestants must use the ingredients in the box to create one dish in 50 minutes. The celebrities are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. For the final test of culinary creativity it's back to the MasterChef kitchen, as the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design in just one hour. At the end of this test one of them is sent home.

The third heat week continues with the four remaining celebrities facing three more culinary challenges, as they battle for a place in the semi-finals. The first challenge is the new Pairs Challenge, where the four celebrities are split into two teams of two. Each team is tasked with cooking the same dish, but in-between each pair there is a wall. The celebrities are then sent out on their first mass-catering challenge. Working in teams once again they have to make lunch for over 100 members of staff at the British Airways Global Learning Academy. It is then back to the MasterChef kitchen as the battle for a semi-final place reaches its climax. The four celebrities must now cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg but also by Celebrity MasterChef champions Lisa Faulkner and Kimberley Wyatt and finalist Rylan Clark-Neal. Only the best two contestants can earn a semi-final place.

Five more celebrities take on the challenge to become Celebrity MasterChef champion. Trying to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are actor Chizzy Akudolu, England cricketer Monty Panesar, world champion Paralympian Stefanie Reid, comedian Zoe Lyons and TV star Gemma Collins. The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the Mystery Box. The contestants must use the ingredients in the box to create one dish in 50 minutes. The celebrities are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen. Monty, Stefanie and Chizzy head to Coya, where modern Peruvian cuisine is cooked over open charcoals, while Gemma and Zoe are sent to Meraki, a Greek restaurant in London's Fitzrovia. For the final test it is back to the MasterChef kitchen, where the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design in just one hour. At the end of this test one of them is sent home.

The second heat continues with the four remaining celebrities facing three more culinary challenges, as they battle for a place in the semi-finals. The first challenge is the new Pairs Challenge, where the four celebrities are split into two teams of two. Each team is tasked with cooking the same dish. Both plates must be identical in appearance and flavour, but there is a catch - in-between each pair there is a wall. The only way for the celebrities to successfully produce identical plates is by communicating with their teammate through the wall.

This second heat week sees five more celebrities enter the MasterChef kitchen to undertake three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove themselves to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Battling for the crown are actor John Partridge, TV personality Spencer Matthews, TV presenter and singer Frankie Bridge, TV presenter Jean Johansson and actress and singer Anita Harris. The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the Mystery Box. The contestants must use the ingredients in the box, which include lamb rump, whole mackerel, mozzarella, aubergine, apricots and filo pastry, to create just one dish in 50 minutes. The celebrities are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking in a restaurant kitchen for the first time, preparing dishes for paying customers. For the final test it's back to the MasterChef kitchen, as the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design in just one hour. At the end of this test one of them is sent home.

The first challenge is the new Pairs Challenge, where the four celebrities are split into two teams of two, and each team is tasked with cooking the same dish. Both plates must be identical in both appearance and flavour, but there is a catch. In-between each pair there is a wall. The only way for the celebrities to successfully produce identical plates is by communicating with their team mate through the wall. The celebrities are then sent out on their first mass-catering challenge. Remaining in their teams they have to make lunch for over 100 members of staff at the famous Tilbury Docks, the largest port on the River Thames. Then it's back to MasterChef headquarters as the battle for a semi-final place reaches its climax. The four celebrities must now cook a two-course meal that that is judged by John and Gregg, as well as by former champions Emma Kennedy and Sophie Thompson, and finalist Sam Nixon. Only the best two contestants can earn a semi-final place.

In the first of the heats, the first batch of five celebrities undertake three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove their cookery talent to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Hoping to show they've got what it takes are actor Keith Allen, TV presenter Michelle Ackerley, former international rugby player and TV presenter Martin Bayfield, recording artist and model Josh Cuthbert and singer-songwriter Carol Decker. The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the Mystery Box,. The contestants must use the ingredients in the box, as well as a basic larder, to create one just dish in 50 minutes. The celebrities are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. In the final test it's back to the MasterChef kitchen, as the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design.

It is the Celebrity MasterChef final. Twenty celebrities started the battle to be crowned MasterChef Champion 2017, and now only three remain, with just two tough challenges standing between them and the title. The penultimate challenge is the chef's table, hosted by Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton at City Social. The three finalists must deliver food of an exceptional standard to impress some of the best chefs in the country - Marcus Wareing, Alyn Williams, Lisa Allen, Atul Kochhar and Nieves Barragan Mohacho. It is then back to the MasterChef kitchen for the last time, where the three finalists must cook and present a faultless three-course meal for final judgement by John and Gregg. It is their last chance to prove they have what it takes to be crowned Celebrity MasterChef champion. Who amongst this year's finalists is the true cooking star and worthy of a place in the Celebrity MasterChef hall of fame?

It is finals week, and the four remaining cooks continue to battle for the Celebrity MasterChef title. The celebrities' first challenge is John's palate test. John cooks three popular and highly complex Asian starters - open-top scallop dumplings with a soy dipping sauce, chicken satay with satay sauce and Vietnamese rice paper rolls - the celebrities have to taste them and then identify the ingredients. They then have one hour and fifteen minutes to recreate the dish themselves. The celebrities must then cook two dishes of their own design for three of the country's most feared restaurant critics for a place in the final three. Will their ingredients, flavours and presentation be enough to impress, or will they fall short of the mark?

It is the last of the semi-finals, and the remaining six celebrity cooks continue to battle for the title. For their first task, each of the benches in the MasterChef kitchen contains a different coloured box containing the ingredients to make a much-loved British takeaway - either fish and chips, Indian chicken curry or a burger and fries. The celebrities must pick a bench at random and then cook the dish that is on it. Next, the remaining five celebrities must prepare a high tea to celebrate the life and works of landscape gardener Lancelot 'Capability' Brown for some of the country's gardening experts. The cook a specially designed menu created by of one the country's greatest pastry chefs - Cherish Finden. Under her guidance, they each have to make one of her creations. Finally it is back to the MasterChef kitchen, where the final five must each create one dish inspired by someone close to them. One is then sent home, and the remaining four go through to Finals Week.

After four weeks of intense competition, it is the first of the semi-finals, and the best eight cooks remain. This show kicks off with the celebrities cooking a feast for 120 staff and volunteers at the Royal National Lifeboat Institute in Poole, Dorset, in specially constructed marquee kitchens. Split into two teams, it's a race against the clock as the celebrities must design and create four mouthwatering dishes each - a meat, fish and vegetarian dish, and dessert - from a selection of ingredients including chicken, pork loin, smoked haddock and lemon sole, as well as a selection of fruit and vegetables, and herbs and spices. It is then back to the MasterChef kitchen, where they face an invention test. Each contestant is given one hour and twenty minutes to create a dessert to keep them in the competition. At the end of this challenge, more celebrities are sent home.

The battle for the last two places in the semi-finals reaches its climax. The first challenge is a knowledge and skills test, where the celebrities have to faceJohn TorodeandGregg Wallaceone by one and demonstrate their ability to identify a tray of ingredients, before being asked to make tempura prawns, vegetables and a dipping sauce in just 15 minutes. The celebrities are then split into teams and are sent out on their first mass-catering challenge, which sees them making lunch at King's College Dental Institute for 120 staff and students. The teams must work with an array of ingredients, including mince, seabass and chicken breasts, and a wide range of fruit and vegetables. It is then back to MasterChef headquarters, where the four celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg but also by past Celebrity MasterChef champions Sophie Thompson and Lisa Faulkner and previous finalist Andi Peters.

The final five celebrities are welcomed to the challenge in the last of the heats. Trying to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are actor Brian Bovell, pop star Jaymi Hensley, singer and actor Patti Boulaye, comedian and actor Abdullah Afzal and TV personality Reverend Kate Bottley. The first challenge is the Mystery Box, where the contestants must use the provided ingredients and a basic larder, to create one dish. The celebrities then face paying customers for the first time as they are sent to work during lunchtime service in two busy London restaurants. Patti, Jaymi and Abdullah are sent to The Game Bird to work under Gordon Ramsay protege James Durrant, while Brian and Kate must try to master the dishes at contemporary Indian restaurant Jamavaar. For the final test it is back to the MasterChef headquarters, where the contestants must prepare a two-course menu of their own design. At the end of this test, one of them is sent home.

The heat continues with the four remaining celebrities fighting for a place in the semi-finals. The first challenge they face is a knowledge and skills test, where they have to demonstrate their ability to identify a tray of ingredients, three root vegetables and three birds before being asked to cook a duck breast with swiss chard and a caper butter sauce. The celebrities are then split into teams and are sent out on a mass-catering challenge, which sees them making lunch for staff and players at The Oval cricket ground. With an array of ingredients, the two teams must devise, prepare and serve the lunch. It is then back to the MasterChef headquarters as the battle for semi-final places reaches its climax. The celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg but also by 2016's Celebrity MasterChef champion Alexis Conran and finalists Louise Minchin and Sam Nixon. Only the best two contestants can earn a semi-final place.

Five more celebrities take on the challenge to become Celebrity MasterChef champion. Trying to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are presenter Ulrika Jonsson, opera singer Lesley Garrett, actor Nick Moran, children's TV presenter Barney Harwood and journalist and broadcaster Aasmah Mir. The first challenge is the Mystery Box. The celebrities must use the given ingredients, including rainbow trout, brown shrimp, noodles, mango and dark chocolate, as well as a basic larder, to create one dish. They are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. Nick, Barney and Aasmah are sent to Boisdale, a Scottish-themed restaurant in Canary Wharf. Lesley and Ulrika are sent to Jin Juu. For the final test of culinary creativity it is back to the MasterChef headquarters, as the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design. At the end of this test, one of them is sent home.

The week's heat continues with the four remaining celebrities fighting for a place in the semi-finals.

The first challenge is a knowledge and skills test, where the celebrities have to face judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace one by one and demonstrate their ability to identify a tray of ingredients, three different eggs and three different types of mushroom, before being asked to make a breakfast - a hash brown, crispy bacon and poached eggs - in just 12 minutes.

They are then split into two teams and are sent out on their first mass-catering challenge, for which they have to make lunch for 80 members of staff at Brooklands, site of the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit and now home to Mercedes-Benz. With an array of ingredients, including diced lamb, salmon and beef mince, as well as a range of fruit and vegetables, the two teams must devise, prepare and serve the lunch, catering for various tastes while creating meat-based, vegetarian and dessert dishes in volume.

It is then back to the MasterChef headquarters as the battle for a semi-final place reaches its climax. The four celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg but also by past Celebrity MasterChef champion Kimberly Wyatt (2015), finalist Rylan Clark-Neal (2015) and semi-finalist Richard Coles (2016). Only the best two contestants can earn a semi-final place and come one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2017.

The second heat week sees five more celebrities enter the MasterChef kitchen. Battling for the crown are Olympic gold medallist Becky Adlington, pop star Rachel Stevens, actor Tyger Drew-Honey, performer and radio presenter Debbie McGee and Radio 1 DJ Dev Griffin.

The first challenge is the Mystery Box, and the celebrities must use the given ingredients, including beef mince, pasta dough, ricotta cheese and pears, as well as a basic larder, to create one dish.

The celebrities are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. Becky, Tyger and Rachel are sent to M, a grill restaurant in the City of London, while Debbie and Dev are sent to Italian restaurant Margot in Covent Garden.

In the third and final test, the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design in just one hour. At the end of this test, one of the celebrities is sent home.

The heats continue with the four remaining celebrities facing three more challenges. The first challenge is a knowledge and skills test, where the celebrities have to faceJohn TorodeandGregg Wallaceone at a time and identify a tray of ingredients, three spices and three leafy vegetables before being asked to make a lamb kofta, hummus and a flatbread from scratch in just 15 minutes. The celebrities are then split into two teams and are sent out on their first mass-catering challenge, for which they have to make lunch for over 100 members of staff at the Francis Crick Institute. The battle for a semi-final place then reaches its climax as the four celebrities must now cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg but also by Celebrity MasterChef champions Ade Edmonson, Emma Kennedy and Phil Vickery. Only the best two contestants can earn a semi-final place.

The first batch of five celebrities undertake three tough challenges in a bid to prove their talent to judgesJohn TorodeandGregg Wallace. Hoping to show they have got what it takes are comedian and actor Jim Moir, TV presenter Angellica Bell, seven-time snooker world champion Stephen Hendry, presenter Julia Somerville and tennis legend Henri Leconte. The first challenge is the Mystery Box, and the contestants must use the ingredients in the box, as well as a basic larder, to create one dish. The celebrities are then split into two groups to cook for the first time in a restaurant kitchen. Jim, Stephen and Henri head to Aster, while Angellica and Julia are sent to Temper. In the final test, the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design in just one hour. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them is sent home.

Celebrities compete in a contest of culinary skill. It's the Celebrity MasterChef final. Twenty celebrities started the battle to be crowned MasterChef Champion 2016 - now only three remain. After six weeks of gruelling challenges, one of the remaining three contestants will be crowned champion. Just two tough challenges stand between them and the title. Their penultimate challenge is the Chef's Table, hosted by Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar at Benares. The finalists must deliver food of an exceptional standard to impress some of the best chefs in the country. As they battle to master new techniques and unfamiliar ingredients, will they hold their nerve or is the pressure too much? Then it's back to the MasterChef kitchen for the last time, where the finalists must cook and present a three-course meal for John and Gregg. It's their last chance to prove they have what it takes. Who amongst the finalists is the true cooking star and worthy of a place in the hall of fame?

In the first show of Finals Week, the four contestants are whittled down to three. The celebrities' first challenge is their most daunting yet - John's Palate Test. John cooks a highly complex dish - Korean fried chicken with Asian salad - which the celebrities have to taste and then identify the ingredients in. They then have one hour and fifteen minutes to recreate the dish themselves. Then, in their last challenge as a quartet, the celebrities must cook two dishes of their own design for four of the country's most feared restaurant critics for a place in the final three. Will their ingredients, flavours and presentation be enough to impress, or will they fall short of the mark and lose their chance to be Celebrity MasterChef?

It's the second semi-final, and the remaining six celebrity cooks continue to battle for the MasterChef title. For their first task, each of the six benches in the MasterChef kitchen contains the ingredients and recipe to make a different classic dish from around the world, including chicken kiev, a Portuguese fish stew, lamb koftas and queen of puddings. To stay in the competition, the celebrities must pick a bench at random and then cook the dish that's on it. Next, the remaining five celebrities face their most daunting challenge yet - to prepare a five-course dinner for the Chelsea Pensioners in celebration of HM the Queen's 90th birthday. However, they won't be cooking their own dishes. They will be cooking the menu of Nigel Haworth of Michelin-starred Northcote Manor. Finally it's back to the MasterChef kitchen, where the final five must each create one exceptional dish that celebrates the life of someone important to them.

Celebrities compete in a contest of culinary skill. After four weeks of intense competition, the best cooks compete in the first of the semi-finals. The celebrities begin with their toughest challenge yet - in a freezing cold field and limited to the use of marquee kitchens, they must cook a feast for 70 guests. Split into two teams, it's a race against the clock as they must design and create four mouthwatering dishes each (meat, fish, vegetarian and dessert) from a selection of ingredients including saddle of lamb, hake, whole salmon and quail. Next it's back to the MasterChef kitchen, where they face an Invention Test with a difference. Each contestant is given their favourite ingredient to work with and, along with a well-stocked larder, has 90 minutes to create a dish that celebrates their chosen ingredient to keep them in the competition. Favourite ingredient choices range from mackerel to scallops, chicken breasts to chicken thighs and haggis.

This episode features the last of the heats, as the battle for the last two places in the semi-finals reaches its climax.

The first challenge is a Relay Invention Test, and it's all about teamwork. Split into two teams, each team must create a main course and a pudding between them using turkey for the main, berries for the pudding and a range of fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices. Each team member has 25 minutes to make their contribution to the dishes, but they can't communicate with one another, so each cook must try and work out what the dishes are meant to be from the clues left behind by their teammate and then carry on. Then for the final 15 minutes the team members come together to finish the dishes

The celebrities then remain in their teams and are sent out on their first mass-catering challenge, making lunch at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre in Buckinghamshire for 80 elite athletes, including members of the Great Britain men's hockey team. With an array of ingredients, the two teams must devise, prepare and serve the lunch, catering for various tastes while creating meat-based, vegetarian and dessert dishes in volume.

Then it's back to MasterChef headquarters for the final test. The four celebrities must now cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg but also by past Celebrity MasterChef champion Lisa Faulkner (2010), previous finalist Christine Hamilton (2010) and semi-finalist Christopher Biggins (2014).

With their last chances to impress for a semi-final place, emotions in the kitchen are running high, and the pressure proves too much for some contestants. The celebrity judges deliver some frank and cutting responses to some of the dishes, but others fare much better.

This is the last chance for the contestants to earn themselves a semi-final place and come one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2016. For those who don't make the grade the journey ends here.

The hunt for a champion continues as we welcome the final five celebrities to the challenge in the last of the heats. Trying to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are Olympic champion boxer Audley Harrison, Strictly Come Dancing professional Gleb Savchenko, antiques expert David Harper, TV presenter Cherry Healey and singer and entertainer Jimmy Osmond.

The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the Invention Test, the infamous test of imagination and creativity. This episode's box has a French theme, and the celebrities must use the given ingredients, including duck, bacon, Morteau sausage, cheese and pears, as well as a larder, to create just one dish - sweet or savoury. With nerves running high and just 60 minutes to create something from scratch, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges.

With the first test over, there's no let-up as the celebrities face paying customers for the first time, working during lunchtime service in two busy London restaurants. Audley, Jimmy and Cherry are sent to Kojawan, where they face a real baptism of fire trying to keep up with orders in this busy Pan Asian restaurant, while Gleb and David try to impress and master the dishes at Indigo.

In the final test of culinary creativity it's back to the MasterChef headquarters, as the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them will be going home.

This week's heat continues with the four celebrities battling for a semi-final place.

The first challenge involves two contesants teaming up to create a main course and pudding. However, one takes over the work of the other without any verbal communication, before the two come together at the final stage.

Following that, still paired up, they must prepare lunch for over a hundred staff at Vigin Atlantic's training centre, making meat and vegetarian dishes plus dessert in high volume.

Finally, back at HQ, the chefs cook a two-course meal to be judged not only by Greg and John, but the reigning competition champion as well as two previous finalists.

Actors Sid Owen and Tina Malone, champion Paralympic swimmer Liz Johnson, BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin and TV personality Amy Childs take part in the third heat.

In the Mystery Box challenge, they must create a dish using ingredients based on an American diner theme. They are then thrown in at the deep end as they take part in lunchtime service at two busy London restaurants, cooking for the public.

Then it is back to HQ as the contestants prepare a two-course meal to convince the judges they deserve to retain their place in the competition.

Some famous faces are judged on their passion for food in a search for the country's top celebrity chef.

Some famous faces are judged on their passion for food in a search for the country's top celebrity chef.

Celebrities compete in a contest of culinary skill. The first week of heats continues as the four remaining celebrities face three more culinary challenges, battling for a place in the semi-finals. The first challenge is a relay invention test. Split into two teams, each team must create a main course and a pudding between them. Each team member has 30 minutes to make their contribution to the dishes, but they can't communicate with one another. Next, the teams are sent out on their first mass catering challenge. They have to make lunch for over 100 members of staff at Legoland in Windsor. The two teams must devise, prepare and serve the lunch, catering for various tastes while creating meat-based, vegetarian and dessert dishes in volume. As the battle for a semi-final place reaches its climax, the four celebrities must now cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John and Gregg, but also by past Celebrity MasterChef champions.

In the first of the heats, the first batch of five celebrities undertake three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove their cookery talent to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Hoping to show they've got what it takes are comedian Tommy Cannon, TV presenter and actor Donna Air, TV hustler Alexis Conran, vlogger Marcus Butler and actor and singer Sinitta.