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Celebrity MasterChef returns, with 20 familiar faces from the world of show business and music, all wanting to follow in the footsteps of last year's champion, Kimberly Wyatt, and take the 2016 title.

In the first of the heats, the first batch of five celebrities undertake three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove their cookery talent to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Hoping to show they've got what it takes are comedian Tommy Cannon, TV presenter and actor Donna Air, TV hustler Alexis Conran, vlogger Marcus Butler and actor and singer Sinitta.

The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the mystery box, the infamous test of imagination and creativity. The box has a Mediterranean theme and the contestants must use the given ingredients, which include squid, lamb mince, aubergine and chickpeas as well as a larder, to create just one dish. With nerves running high and just one hour to create something from scratch, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges.

The celebrities are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. Alexis, Tommy and Marcus head to Darbaar, which specialises in Indian cuisine, while Sinitta and Donna are sent to Percy and Founders. For both groups the cracks begin to appear as they fight to keep on top of customer orders.

In the final test of culinary creativity, it's back to the MasterChef headquarters as the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design in just one hour. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them will be going home.