Celebrity MasterChef Australia
Celebrities compete in a cooking spin-off of MasterChef Australia.
Celebrity MasterChef Australia is a competitive cooking game show that is a spin-off of MasterChef Australia, itself an adaptation of the British series MasterChef. It features celebrity contestants and first aired on Network Ten on 30 September 2009. The show is notable for having returned for a second series twelve years after its initial edition.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Cooking; Game show
- Judges
- Gary Mehigan
- George Calombaris
- Matt Preston
- Jock Zonfrillo
- Melissa Leong
- Andy Allen
- Narrator
- Nicholas McKay
- Theme music
- Katy Perry
- Opening theme
- "Hot n Cold"
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Series
- 2
Facts from the source article.
Format (2009 show)
The 2009 celebrity version used a heats and semi-finals format similar to MasterChef Goes Large, airing once a week for an hour. Celebrities were split into groups of three for a heat round with two challenges: an Invention Test, where they created their own dish, and a Pressure Test, where they replicated a professional chef's dish. Contestants received one "lifeline" allowing the chef to assist them for 90 seconds. The six semi-finalists then faced further challenges to reach the final.
Series synopsis
The first series of Celebrity MasterChef Australia started production in early September 2009 and ran for ten weeks from 30 September 2009. Host Sarah Wilson was not brought back; Network Ten said her role could not fit without major format changes. Judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris, and Matt Preston returned, with Calombaris and Mehigan handling presenting duties. Olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan won, taking $50,000 for his charity Swim Survive Stay Alive. In February 2010, executive producer Mark Fennessy said he doubted a second series would happen. On 25 May 2021, a new edition was announced, airing later that year with judges Andy Allen, Melissa Leong, and Jock Zonfrillo. Former AFL player Nick Riewoldt won the second series, earning $100,000 for charity Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes of Celebrity MasterChef Australia are there?
Celebrity MasterChef Australia has 23 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Celebrity MasterChef Australia end?
Celebrity MasterChef Australia last aired on 25 November 2009.
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