Celebrity MasterChef final: what time does it start today? Full list of finalists
Celebrity MasterChef will be crowning its winner for 2025 very soon! 👨🍳📺
- Celebrity MasterChef has been cooking up its 2025 final.
- The remaining stars are heading back into the famous kitchen.
- But who will cook up a storm and impress the judges?
A major cooking show is preparing to crown its winner for 2025. Celebrity MasterChef is almost ready to serve up the conclusion to its latest series.
Fifteen celebrities originally stepped into the legendary BBC kitchen, but just three remain. They will be going head-to-head in a bid to become the next winners of the all-star spin-off.
But when can you expect the final to be on? Here’s all you need to know:
What time does the Celebrity MasterChef final start?
Viewers have faced a bit of a wait to discover who will be the next Celebrity MasterChef. The BBC show kicked-off finals week on Monday (December 15) with the second part the following night.
It then took a break, which may have caught some fans out, but it is finally preparing to serve up the 2025 final tonight (December 19). Celebrity MasterChef is set to be broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer from 8pm this evening.
The finale will run for around an hour and finish at approximately 9pm. It will see the next winner confirmed.
Who are the Celebrity MasterChef finalists?
- Alun Wyn Jones - Welsh rugby legend
- Dawn O’Porter - author and broadcaster
- Ginger Johnson - drag artist
What to expect from the Celebrity MasterChef final?
The preview, via BBC, reads: “The time has come for the culmination of five weeks of competition between 15 showbiz stars, who are now down to the strongest three as they face off for the title. One will be crowned Celebrity MasterChef Champion 2025. The journey so far has seen them deliver some outstanding creations, worthy of a place on any professional chef’s menu, so the chances are that we are in for a night of outstanding cookery.
“Each celebrity must prepare a three-course meal, and every single dish must show just how far they have come. Bells and whistles will need to be executed to perfection. The trophy is within touching distance, but the tiniest flaw could see them lose their grip.
“Judges Grace and John’s expectations will be through the roof. They will be hoping that each finalist will do them proud, but in the end, they will need to reward the one who has managed to blow the rest of the competition out of the water.
“It’s time to pick a champion, as Celebrity MasterChef 2025 reaches its nail-biting conclusion.”
Who are the judges on Celebrity MasterChef?
Celebrity MasterChef features a new face on the judging panel this year. Food critic and regular MasterChef guest Grace Dent was announced as Greg Wallace’s replacement earlier this year.
Grace joins John Torode on the judging panel for Celebrity MasterChef 2025. It is his final season on the BBC cooking show.
See why Celebrity MasterChef took a break earlier in the week. As fans were issued a reminder to avoid getting caught out.