Celebrity MasterChef 2025: Who went home tonight as just four finalists remain in the competition
Someone's showstopper didn't stop the showCelebrity MasterChef 2025 has lost its first finalist of the series – but who was the unlucky contestant that went home tonight?
The show returned tonight for the first episode of this year’s Finals Week and it was a real nail-biter.
The five 2025 finalists were made to prove they can turn their hand to sweet treats, as well as savoury dishes, in a really difficult challenge.
They had to produce a perfect afternoon tea, before then creating their very own showstopper.
But one contestant didn’t have quite what it takes to continue in the competition. Here’s who went home in Celebrity MasterChef tonight – and the reason for their downfall.
Celebrity MasterChef Finals Week: Cherish Fiden
Finals Week got off to a really tough start. Finalists Alfie Boe, Alun Wyn Jones, Dawn O’Porter, Jamie Lomas and Ginger Johnson were whisked off to Wedgwood pottery in Stoke-on-Trent.
There, they were introduced to Cherish Finden – a world leading pastry chef – and challenged with creating an afternoon tea. But there was a catch.
The contestants had to use Cherish’s own recipes for the individual elements of the afternoon tea. And they had to be PERFECT when it came to precision.
Cherish warned them that precision was “key”. She added: “Good is not good enough. I am telling you, you are not the celebrities today. You are my chefs. Do not disappoint me. I am the boss in the kitchen.”
Rugby ace Alun Wyn had to make Cherish’s take on coronation chicken. He was horrified to discover incredibly specific measurements in his recipe such as ‘7.8 grams’ and ‘0.5mm sq’.
Singer Alfie had to create an interesting prawn sandwich in a charcoal bun. Dawn, an author, had to make a pavlova that was “lifted to the next level”. It even featured a “set raspberry gel mirror”!
Jamie, meanwhile, made a very delicate lemon drizzle cake with a shortbread base. He had to cover it in glaze and syrup, but he split his lemon curd. Cherish was not impressed. Oops.
Finally, Ginger finished off the afternoon tea with a Mango and Matcha Chocolate Teapot. It’s fair to say they all found Cherish’s very high standards very difficult to meet!
Cherish even ended up deep breathing with Alfie as his nerves took over… But despite the immense pressure, they all managed to pull off their dishes.
MasterChef Showstoppers
The five finalists returned to the Celebrity MasterChef kitchen in the second half of the show. They were given two hours to create a “performance” packed with ‘showbiz” glam.
“They need to pull out all the tricks here,” John said. “It needs to be fun, it needs to be a showstopper.”
Jamie dressed as a pirate and made a Treasure Island-themed showstopper. He served spiced tempura prawn popcorn in a treasure chest, crushed nacho sand, shark fins from seaweed and star-shaped tomatoes in lime.
Dawn created a six-course tasting menu, which was based on a ‘novel’ she wrote especially called Six Shades of Orange. Her dishes included kumquat, egg yolk and spinach ravioli, orange and chilli deep fried chicken and a cheese fondue. She finished with an orange pastry pudding.
Alfie made a sea bream dish filled with salmon mousse and covered in crispy potatoes as “fish scales” He served it with a caviar and Champagne sauce. Alfie brought tears to John and Grace’s eyes by singing as he served it up.
Alun Wyn’s dish represented ‘In Search of Merlin’. He made chocolate and cherry ganache, green sponge cake to represent ‘moss’ and even edible beards – made from candy floss!
Finally, Ginger’s showstopper was made to celebrate Celebrity MasterChef’s 20th birthday. The drag artist served up champagne sponge cake, chilli-spiced Marghitrita lolly sticks, sherbet dip and Pina Colda jelly and ice cream. It was “full” of alcohol.
Who left Celebrity MasterChef tonight?
John and Grace decided to send Jamie home tonight. He fell flat with his Treasure Island showstopper dish.
While he was cooking it, Grace did say to the cameras: “Jamie is making the most weird and wonderful dish today. But there doesn’t seem to be much cooking.”
Upon sampling it, she told him: “I think your prawns sprayed with gold are delicious. I would say a lot of it is quite rough and ready.” She also said Jamie had “lost the magic of nachos” by crushing them into sand.
John told him his accompanying tortilla breads were “hard”.
After announcing his elimination, Grace told Hollyoaks actor Jamie: “Thank you for everything you have done in this competition. Keep on cooking, please.”
Jamie admitted: “It’s kind of bitter sweet to have to go. But I will continue to cook at home. No one can ever take it away from me that I am a Celebrity MasterChef finalist.”
Celebrity MasterChef continues tomorrow (Tuesday December 16, 2025) on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It will start at the earlier time of 8pm, so make sure you don’t miss it!
The four remaining finalists will be taking on the dreaded Chef’s Table, before another star leaves the competition. Who do you think will win?
