When is Celebrity Master Chef 2025 on this week? Schedule and timings for BBC show

November 18, 2025

AFTER a year of scandals and successions, Celebrity MasterChef is back on the box.

With a new selection of star chefs competing for the crown, here’s everything you need to know so you don’t miss a single culinary delight or disaster.

When did Celebrity MasterChef start?

Celebrity MasterChef’s 20th series kicked off at 9pm on BBC One on Monday, November 17, 2025.

Following the Gregg Wallace scandal, the presenters of this series are John Torode and Grace Dent.

However, Celebrity MasterChef 2025 will be his last after he was dropped by the BBC after being accused of using “an extremely offensive racist term”.

Torode said in a statement that he had “no recollection” of the allegation, and also that this year’s Celebrity MasterChef would be his last series hosting the cooking competition.

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What time is Celebrity MasterChef on this week?

The series features 15 celebrities competing over a total of 15 episodes.

New episodes air three times a week on BBC One and iPlayer.

The opening week’s episodes are as follows:

Episode 1: Monday, November 17 at 9pm
Episode 2: Tuesday, November 18 at 8pm
Episode 3: Thursday, November 20 at 9pm

The date of the grand finale will be confirmed closer to the series’ conclusion.

But the competition is expected to end in the run-up to Christmas.

Who is on Celebrity MasterChef?

Alfie Boe: The musical theatre star is best known for numerous stage roles and partnership with Michael Ball.
Alun Wyn Jones: The world’s most-capped rugby union player ever won 158 caps for Wales and 12 for the British & Irish Lions.
Antony Costa: Blue boybander who is better known for his vocals than his cooking skills.
Ashley Cain: The former footballer turned TV personality has signed up for the consummate celeb cooking comp.
Chris Hughes: LoveIslander making his second major TV appearance of 2025 following his Celebrity Big Brother stint earlier in the year.
Dawn O’Porter: The Scottish writer and TV star is probably best known for her docs on the BBC and Channel 4 in the late 2000s.
Gaz Choudhry: Team GB wheelchair basketball star who competed for Team GB at three different Paralympics, bringing home a bronze medal.
Ginger Johnson: Stage name of Donald Marshall, who won the fifth series of RuPaul‘s Drag Race UK.
Jaki Graham: The soul singer is best known for her string of hits spanning the ’80s and ’90s.
Jamie Lomas: Famous for his time as Warren Fox in Hollyoaks and a stint in EastEnders.
Jodie Ounsley: The rugby star rose to prominence as Fury in the BBC’s Gladiators.
Katie McGlynn: Former Coronation Street actress who played Sinead Tinker and also competed in Strictly Come Dancing 2021.
Michelle Heaton: The former Liberty X singer is excited to don her apron and give her all to impress John and Grace.
Noreen Khan: Top comedian and radio star who will be bringing her signature sense of humour to the MasterChef kitchen.
Uma Jammeh: The Love Island beauty is returning to our screens after avoiding TV work since her exit from the famous villa.

A source told The Sun: “Celebrity MasterChef are confident they have one of their strongest line-ups in years, which is just what bosses wanted after all the Gregg Wallace scandal.

“Alfie Boe is a real favourite with housewives, while Fury from Gladiators has loads of male fans and will bring in the younger demographic too.”

Our insider added: “They’ve already filmed the series and it will air later this year.”