Dent is 'over the moon' to be new MasterChef judge

RESTAURANT critic Grace Dent has said she is “over the moon” to be hosting MasterChef alongside Irish chef Anna Haugh.

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Journalist Dent, 51, and chef patron of Myrtle Restaurant, Haugh, 44, are the new judges for the forthcoming 22nd amateur series, the BBC confirmed on Monday.

It comes after former judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked from the show following a review into Wallace’s alleged misconduct.

Dent, who has been a regular guest critic on MasterChef for more than a decade, said: “I’m over the moon to be coming back to the MasterChef kitchen and unearthing what culinary skills people have been cooking up behind closed doors.