{"id":36657,"date":"2023-09-09T12:01:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T10:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1886837"},"modified":"2023-09-09T14:42:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T12:42:46","slug":"celebrity-masterchef-2023-crowns-season-18-winner","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/celebrity-masterchef-2023-crowns-season-18-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity MasterChef 2023 crowns season 18 winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Luca Bish, Wynne Evans and Amy Walsh went head-to-head in their final cook-off in last night&#8217;s final. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Chezelle Bingham\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 09 September 2023 at 09:59 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><strong>*Warning: This article contains spoilers for the final of Celebrity MasterChef 2023*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After six weeks of intense cook-offs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2023-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celebrity MasterChef 2023<\/a> came to an end last night (Friday 8th September), with the 18th winner claiming the crown.<\/p>\n<p>The final saw reality star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2023-contestant-luca-bish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luca Bish<\/a>, opera singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2023-contestant-wynne-evans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wynne Evans<\/a> and actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2023-contestant-amy-walsh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Walsh<\/a> battle it out in a three-course meal challenge, and after serving up tuna tartare, Welsh lamb and bara brith for dessert, <strong>Wynne Evans was awarded the coveted Celebrity MasterChef trophy<\/strong> by judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot believe what just happened,\u201d said the 51-year-old upon receiving his trophy, \u201cI\u2019m so thrilled to have won it and thrilled to be the first Welsh winner of Celebrity MasterChef.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evans also said: \u201cThis is a brilliant feeling. The kids will love this, they\u2019ll be like \u2018Dad! I can\u2019t believe you did it when all you cook for us is beans on toast!\u2019 The experience has totally changed my life. It has just been beautiful and I can\u2019t thank Gregg and John and everybody here at MasterChef enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you start to believe in yourself, that\u2019s when good things start to happen. I don\u2019t know how a MasterChef winner celebrates but I know how a bloke from Carmarthen celebrates!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Evans\u2019s win, Gregg Wallace said: \u201cWynne gives us theatre. I have never seen a celebrity like him ever before and I\u2019m not sure we ever will again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1199%2C799 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1667%2C1111 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=2222%2C1481 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1886839 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/444584-cfd388c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Wynne Evans, Winner of Celebrity MasterChef 2023, holding his trophy\" title=\"Wynne Evans, Winner of Celebrity MasterChef 2023\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Wynne Evans in the final of Celebrity MasterChef 2023.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC \/ Shine TV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>John Torode also praised Evans\u2019s cooking skills, saying: \u201cHis food, it\u2019s exciting, it\u2019s ambitious, and it\u2019s got a little bit of artistic flare. He\u2019s a proud Welshman with a big heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evans now joins the likes of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2022-winner-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lisa Snowdon<\/a>, Greg Rutherford, John Partridge, Kimberly Wyatt and more as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/celebrity-masterchef-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celebrity MasterChef champion<\/a>.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6336190877112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Celebrity MasterChef is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. 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