Celebrity MasterChef 2026: I'm A Celebrity winner and Big Brother legend join rumoured line-up
What a line-up!Celebrity MasterChef 2026 will see an I’m A Celebrity winner and a Celebrity Big Brother legend join the show, according to reports.
The latest version of the hit BBC One show is expected to air later this year.
Celebrity MasterChef 2026 line-up ‘revealed’
According to reports, a King of the Jungle, Celebrity Big Brother star, and Team GB athlete are amongst the names signing up for the hit cooking show this year.
The three stars who have reportedly signed up so far include comedian Joe Pasquale, Netflix star Donna Preston, and Team GB weightlifter Emily Campbell.
Joe Pasquale shot to fame in the 1980s and was crowned King of the Jungle back in 2008.
Donna appeared on the most recent series of Celebrity Big Brother last year, finishing in fourth place. She is known to wider audiences for her roles in The Sandman on Netflix and Good Omens on Amazon Prime.
Meanwhile, Emily is an Olympic medal winner, having won silver in 2020 and bronze in 2024 for weightlifting. Her silver at the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020 was Britain’s first medal in weightlifting since 1984.
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Speaking to The Sun, a source said: “Joe is hilarious and much loved by UK audiences, so he could find that his wit gets him far in the Masterchef kitchen.
“As for Donna, she’s done a lot of reality shows in the last year, from Celeb Big Brother to Celebs Go Dating, but Masterchef will show a new side to her that fans haven’t seen before,” they then said.
The source then added: “The same could be said for Emily, who is fearless on the Olympic stage, but will she take the medal from the notoriously tricky to please judges?”
Who else is joining the show?
Other names have been rumoured to be taking part.
According to The Sun, The Saturdays’ singer Una Healy is set to take part. Former I’m A Celebrity star Melvin Odoom has reportedly signed up too.
Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver, Paralympian Lauren Steadman, and YouTuber Max Fosh are all also rumoured.
This will be the first series without John Torode since his axing. Grace Dent and Anna Haugh will be taking over the reins.
TV Guide has contacted the BBC for comment.
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Celebrity MasterChef 2026 will air later this year on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
