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Celebrity Masterchef

Celebrity Masterchef - Series 20 (2025)

Audience Score
58

Series 20 Plot

Celebrities scramble to compete in the kitchen. What culinary triumphs will they whisk up?

Celebrity Masterchef Series 20 aired on November 17th, 2025.

Series 20 Episodes

1. Episode 1

November 17th, 202558 min

Antony Costa, Gaz Choudhry MBE, Ginger Johnson, Katie McGlynn and Uma Jammeh don their aprons and take on the challenge of out-cooking each other in the MasterChef kitchen.

2. Episode 2

November 18th, 202558 min

The celebrity chefs are first challenged to serve up restaurant-quality dishes inspired by the flavours of south India and Sri Lanka, and then have to recreate their own dinner party favourites.

3. Episode 3

November 20th, 202558 min

The remaining celebrities in the first week of the competition must work in pairs to progress to the semi-finals, but only one member of each duo knows the recipe.

4. Episode 4

November 25th, 202558 min

Dawn O’Porter, Chris Hughes, Jaki Graham, Jamie Lomas and Michelle Heaton are the celebrities hoping to make it into the second quarter-final of the series.

5. Episode 5

November 26th, 202558 min

The celebrities take on a challenge set by guest judge and potato champion Poppy O'Toole, followed by a two-course dinner party.

6. Episode 6

November 27th, 202558 min

The celebrities take on the pairs challenge. They will need to deliver two identical desserts, but they will be working on separate benches, and only one of them has access to the recipe.

7. Episode 7

December 2nd, 202558 min

It’s pot luck as the celebs play 'under the cloche', lifting their cloche to reveal a mystery ingredient. Can they pimp up a prawn or celebrate some salmon?

8. Episode 8

December 3rd, 202558 min

The celebrities are challenged to prepare a dish that celebrates bitterness, ensuring every element works in harmony. One mistake could leave a bitter taste in everyone’s mouth.

9. Episode 9

December 4th, 202558 min

In the pairs challenge, each team must deliver two identical portions of a dish, but only one has access to the recipe.

10. Episode 10

December 8th, 202558 min

The semi-finals are here, and the celebs head back to medieval England for their first task, before returning to the MasterChef kitchen for a truly tasty cook-off.

11. Episode 11

December 10th, 202558 min

The semi-finals continue, and two stars have already been sent home, leaving the best seven still in with a shot at glory. Grace Dent and John Torode set two challenges inspired by passion and love.

12. Episode 12

December 11th, 202558 min

The remaining celebrities will need to impress not just one, not two, but three of Grace Dent's fellow restaurant critics if they want to make it through to finals week.

13. Episode 13

December 15th, 202558 min

Finals week kicks off for the remaining five celebrities, and things take a sweet turn, as pastry skills and spectacular creations come to the fore.

14. Episode 14

December 16th, 202558 min

The final four celebrities cook a dish dedicated to someone special, after which four become three and the remaining finalists are challenged with serving out-of-this-world cuisine at Chef’s Table.

15. The Final

December 19th, 202558 min

The three remaining celebrity chefs compete to be crowned the 2025 champion. The challenge is to execute a three-course meal that shows just how far they have come in the competition.

All Seasons

Series 20
Nov 17, 2025
Series 19
Aug 13, 2024
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Aug 2, 2023
Season 17
Aug 8, 2022
Season 16
Aug 9, 2021
Season 15
Jul 1, 2020
Season 14
Sep 2, 2019
Season 13
Aug 23, 2018
Season 12
Aug 16, 2017
Series 11
Jun 22, 2016
Season 10
Jun 18, 2015
Season 9
Jun 10, 2014
Season 8
Jul 31, 2013
Season 7
Aug 13, 2012
Season 6
Sep 12, 2011
Season 5
Jul 21, 2010
Season 4
Jun 10, 2009
Season 3
Jul 2, 2008
Season 2
May 28, 2007
Season 1
Sep 11, 2006
Specials
Aug 6, 2020