Too Light On The Star Ingredient

“WHO is that?” asked my other half as he wandered past the telly.

It’s a question that could be heard in living rooms across the nation as BBC1’s Celebrity MasterChef returned to screens this week.

He was referring to fired Apprentice Thomas Skinner, but Death in Paradise actor Shyko Amos, radio DJ Judi Love and X Factor boy band member Myles Stephenson also drew a blank. We were told this celeb series would be a “who’s who of drama, music, sport and showbiz”. We didn’t realise they meant it literally.

Other than footie legend John Barnes, all these contestants may have needed introduction but it raises the question, does MasterChef need a celeb version? After 15 series, they’re clearly running out.