Celebrity MasterChef winners: where are they now?
The 2016 Celebrity MasterChef final approacheth. On July 28 and 29, we will find out who cooks the best food on Planet Fame in a two-part final, and who's going to meet a sticky end.
This year's contestants have varied from TOWIE stars and celebrity vicars (hello Amy Childs and Rev Richard Coles) to Strictly Come Dancing hotties (Gleb Savchenko, who sadly left the kitchen on the July 15 episode). Vlogger Marcus Butler stumped judge Gregg Wallace, who didn't know who he was or what he did. Catch up, Gregg.
While we wait to see who is crowned the winner, here is a round-up of what the previous champions have been up to since triumphantly leaving the kitchen. Celebrity MasterChef is on BBC One on Thursdays at 8pm and Fridays at 8.30pm.
Matt Dawson, 2006
In his previous career as an England rugby player, Matt proved he had quick feet. And after his winning turn in Celebrity MasterChef aired, he had further success in Strictly Come Dancing, where he came second with partner Lilia Kopylova.
In 2009, he released his first cookbook: Fresh, Simply, Tasty. Matt has also appeared on several cooking programmes, and co-hosted one devoted to British seafood, Mitch and Matt's Big Fish, with Mitch Tonks. He remains a team captain on A Question of Sport, which he joined in 2004, and also commentates on rugby for BBC Radio.
Nadia Sawalha, 2007
Since winning Celebrity MasterChef, Nadia has presented three cookery shows (including the show's children version, Junior MasterChef), released a fitness DVD, and written four cookbooks. Four! I'm not even sure Nigella's written four since then.
In non-foodie news, Nadia got the boot in the first week of Dancing On Ice in 2011, but she had rather more success in the 2015 series of Celebrity Big Brother, lasting 24 days.
Liz McClarnon, 2008
In what will come as a terrible shock to anyone using "but I can only do toast" as an excuse to avoid having their mates over for dinner, Liz had never cooked properly before she discovered her inner flair on Celebrity MasterChef, which of all times to discover it, is probably the best.
She has done a bit of cooking commentary on the Good Food Channel, but obviously our favourite post-CM activity was reuniting with her Atomic Kitten girls for The Big Reunion in 2012. Liz has also appeared with Ant and Dec on Saturday Night Takeaway, as a quiz show panellist, and filmed a documentary for Channel 5 called My Cyberstalking Hell. In 2014, she won an episode of Pointless Celebrities.
Jayne Middlemiss, 2009
The much-loved Nineties ladette TV presenter had already won Celebrity Love Island when she took the Celebrity MasterChef title in 2009. Like Liz McClarnon, she also went on to win Pointless Celebrities, with teammate Jamie Theakston in 2012.
Lisa Faulkner, 2010
Like Nadia Sawalha before her, winning Celebrity MasterChef has made a huge impact on Lisa Faulkner's life. She has released three cookbooks, and appeared on several cookery programmes, including co-hosting Channel 5's Real Food Family Cook Off in 2011 with Matt Dawson, and making regular appearances on Saturday Kitchen, [/i]This Morning[/i] and Sunday Brunch.
Getty ImagesPhil Vickery, 2011
More success for former England rugby stars in the form of 2011 winner Phil Vickery, not to be confused with Fern Britton's husband of the same name who happens to be...a chef.
Phil has gone on to cook on several TV shows as well as advising McDonald's on their menus for campaigns, and being the face of British Sausage Week, which is an ambition held by many a GLAMOUR staffer. In 2015 he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, which we don't really understand, but sounds rather snazzy.
Emma Kennedy, 2012
The writer, author and actress was already doodling along quite well thank you, and since winning Celebrity MasterChef has continued to publish, and write for the screen.
In the same year she appeared in the show, she was named as one of "London's loveliest lesbians" by Tatler, for whom she writes an entertainment column, and in 2015, she married her partner, Georgie Gibbon.
Her memoir, The Tent, The Bucket and Me, was made into a six-part comedy series for BBC One in 2015.
Ade Edmondson, 2013
The Bottom and The Comic Strip Presents comedian sometimes known as Adrian Edmondson, and Mr Jennifer Saunders, has wound down his comedy career over the past few years, and since winning Celebrity MasterChef has focused on acting and presenting.
In 2014, he presented Ade at Sea, a follow-up to his Ade in Britain factual series exploring Britain, starred in the series Prey, and appeared in the West End revival of Neville's Island.
This year Ade won Star Baker in an episode of The Great Sport Relief Bake-Off. Excitingly, in April it was announced that he had been cast in Star Wars VIII, where he will hopefully bang the Dark Side over the head with a giant frying pan.
Sophie Thompson, 2014
The same year as she won Celebrity MasterChef, Sophie starred in the TV production of Victoria Wood's musical The Day We Sang, and trod the boards proper the following year, reunited with her Four Weddings and a Funeral co-star David Haig to appear in a West End revival of the musical Guys and Dolls, for which she received an Oliver nomination.
In 2015, she published a recipe book, My Family Kitchen, and this year she released her first children's book, Zoo Boy
Kimberly Wyatt, 2015
The former Pussycat Doll adopted our shores after falling in love with the model Max Rogers, whom she married in 2014, giving birth to their daughter Willow a few months later. Since winning Celebrity MasterChef, she has guested on Lorraine, Through The Keyhole, and Now You See It.
This year, she fronted a campaign for Flash and Viakal, making cleaning look significantly glamorous than it ever manages to be for us. Kimberly is in the process of selling her home in LA to fully settle on life in the UK.
BBC???, 2016
So who will impress John Torode and Gregg Wallace this time?
Once more for those not paying attention at the back, this year's Celebrity Masterchef contestants: Donna Air, Neil Back, Amelle Berrabah, Marcus Butler, Tommy Cannon, Amy Childs, Richard Coles, Alexis Conran, David Harper, Audley Harrison, Cherry Healey, Liz Johnson, Tina Malone, Louise Minchin, Laila Morse, Jimmy Osmond, Sid Owen, Gleb Savchenko, Sinitta and Simon Webbe.
See you at the final!
