{"id":24478,"date":"2022-10-25T01:01:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1727251"},"modified":"2022-10-25T01:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:46:13","slug":"meet-masterchef-the-professionals-new-judge-anna-haugh","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-masterchef-the-professionals-new-judge-anna-haugh\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet MasterChef: The Professionals\u2019 new judge Anna Haugh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>MasterChef: The Professionals returns for its 15th season this autumn, and as well as a new batch of chefs, there\u2019s also a new host in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Taking over from Monica Galetti \u2013 who has stepped down from filming to balance her family and business \u2013 is professional chef Anna Haugh.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll join Marcus Wareing and Gregg Wallace in the new season \u2013 and ahead of season 15, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> can exclusively reveal a first-look at Haugh in her new role.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full clip below. Otherwise, read on for everything you need to know about Anna Haugh as she makes her MasterChef debut.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6314278817112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><h2><strong>Who is Anna Haugh?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 41<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/haughser\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@haughser<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna Haugh is an Irish chef, restauranteur and TV personality.<\/p>\n<p>As the chef patron of Myrtle restaurant in Chelsea, she has been cooking for almost 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">Anna trained on a professional cookery course at the TU Dublin School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology,\u00a0before she went on to work in Paris with Gualtiero Marchesi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">When Anna moved to London, she worked with Shane Osborn at Pied a Terre, Philip Howard at The Square, and then was head chef during the opening of London House for Gordon Ramsay.<\/span><\/p> <p class=\"&quot;sc-gsTEea\" jhgfnk=\"\">MasterChef executive editor, David Ambler, said: \u201cAnna brings a wealth of culinary expertise and experience to the competition, and we\u2019re delighted to welcome her as a judge on MasterChef: The Professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;sc-gsTEea\" jhgfnk=\"\">Anna added: \u201cMasterChef has an impeccable reputation and legacy within the hospitality industry. I have long-admired Monica as an incredible chef and she\u2019s paved the way for female chefs. It\u2019s a privilege to be keeping her seat warm in the MasterChef kitchen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MasterChef: The Professionals starts on BBC One on Wednesday 2nd November at 9pm.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a class=\"&quot;x_ContentPasted0&quot;\" title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Grace Henry Published: Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 12:00 am MasterChef: The Professionals returns for its 15th season this autumn, and as well as a new batch of chefs, there\u2019s also a new host in the kitchen. 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