Battling to take home the Golden Whisk will be All Saints\u2019 Mel Blatt, soap star and presenter Richard Blackwood, Blue singer Duncan James, and Love Island finalist Faye Winter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cChristmas sunshine is guaranteed as the celebrities must create a dish reflective of Australia during the festive season \u2013 each with a recipe to follow and a set of ingredients from their Secret Santa Mystery Box,\u201d the BBC said.<\/p>\n
The celebs will be hoping to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace and be crowned 2023 MasterChef Christmas Champion.<\/p>\n
The special episode will welcome\u00a0Peter Andre\u00a0on the judging panel as stars cook up their best Christmas dinner.<\/p>\n
As they make their comeback, read on for everything you need to know about this year\u2019s line-up.<\/p>\n
Celebrity MasterChef: Christmas Cook-Off 2023 line-up<\/strong><\/h2>\nMel Blatt<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Mel]( "\\"Mel-Blatt\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Mel Blatt<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nAge:<\/strong> 48<\/p>\nJob:<\/strong> Singer<\/p>\nInstagram:<\/strong> @melanieblatt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nMel Blatt, full name Melanie Ruth Blatt, is a British singer best known for being part of the girl group All Saints. Since forming in 1997, the group have gained five UK number-one singles, two multi-platinum albums and two BRIT Awards, and have sold over 10 million records worldwide.<\/p>\n
Mel took part in season 17 of Celebrity MasterChef last year and made it to the final alongside Danny Jones, Lisa Snowdon, and Cliff Parisi.<\/p>\n
\nRichard Blackwood<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Richard]( "\\"Richard-Blackwood\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Richard Blackwood<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nAge:<\/strong> 51<\/p>\nJob: <\/strong>Actor<\/p>\nInstagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@<\/a>richardblackwood<\/a><\/p>\nRichard Blackwood is an actor, presenter and rapper. Between 2015 and 2018, he played Vincent Hubbard in EastEnders. In 2020, he joined E4 soap Hollyoaks as Felix Westwood.<\/p>\n
Richard took part in season 17 of Celebrity MasterChef.<\/p>\n
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Duncan James<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Duncan]( "\\"Duncan-James\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Duncan James<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nAge:<\/strong> 45<\/p>\nJob: <\/strong>Actor and singer<\/p>\nInstagram: <\/strong>@mrduncanjames<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nDuncan James is a singer, actor and television presenter. He rose to fame in 2001 as part of the boy band Blue and later joined Hollyoaks as Ryan Knight.<\/p>\n
Duncan took part in the 16th season of Celebrity MasterChef in 2021.<\/p>\n
\nFaye Winter<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Faye]( "\\"Faye-Winter\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Faye Winter<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nAge:\u00a0<\/strong>28<\/p>\nJob: <\/strong>Reality TV star<\/p>\nInstagram: <\/strong>@faye__winter<\/a><\/p>\nFaye Winter is a reality TV star, best known for appearing on season 7 of Love Island. She reached the final with her now-ex-boyfriend Teddy Soares.<\/p>\n
She took part in season 17 of Celebrity MasterChef in 2022.<\/p>
Celebrity MasterChef: Christmas Cook-Off 2023 will air on Wednesday 20th December on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm.<\/strong><\/p>\nCheck out more of our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\nTry Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n
Duncan James<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"Duncan](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/Duncan-James-1bb8832.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Duncan-James\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Faye Winter<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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