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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
