‘Celebrity MasterChef’ viewers in hysterics at Happy Mondays star Bez

emotional after being praised by Celebrity MasterChef judges on last night's edition. Guest judge Sabrina, judge Gregg Wallace and judge John Torode admitted they were left impressed by the star.

Katie Price sailed through to the Celebrity MasterChef semifinals by showing off her culinary skills. The 43 year old star impressed the judges in all three rounds of the competition, getting herself to the next stage alongside Dion Dublin and Joe Swash.

Katie managed to identify all the tropical fruits correctly on the first challenge, before making a respectable sweetcorn fritter and smashed avocado dish. In the third challenge Katie had to make dumplings and impressed again, with Greg Wallace calling her food "fantastic".

Celebrity MasterChef this week. With TV personality Katie Price, TV presenter and football legend Dion Dublin, actor and presenter Joe Swash, The Repair Shop furniture restorer Will Kirk and actress Melissa Johns all competing to be crowned Celebrity MasterChef champion.

BBC One viewers divided on Monday night as he appeared on the show. Many suggested Joe, who is partner of Stacey Solomon, the pregnant 31 year old Loose Women star, was rude to his fellow contestants.

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has opened up about his upcoming collaboration with Noel Gallagher.The high-profile collaboration was first revealed to NME by Ryder’s Happy Mondays bandmate Bez back in April, with the percussionist/dancer predicting that the song is “going to be big and going to be number one” and adding: “It’s two Manchester legends singing together and it sounds amazing.”Speaking to Bang Showbiz (via Contact Music), Ryder said the collaboration “sounds good” and is

Celebrity MasterChef (August 20). Melanie Sykes, Penny Lancaster and Megan McKenna only had to face one challenge to secure their spot: prepare a two-course meal in an hour and 15 minutes, but the two dishes had to be served only 10 minutes apart.

Love Island (don’t worry – you won’t find any spoilers here), plus Celebrity MasterChef was back with the first episode of this year’s series. The first celebrities to cook for judges, John Torode and Gregg Wallace, were Blue’s Duncan James, actress Sue Pollard, comedian Munya Chawawa, EastEnders star Rita Simons, and Happy Mondays’ Bez.

Celebrity MasterChef returned to BBC One last night (9 August) for its 16th series, and many fans were delighted with Mark ‘Bez’ Berry’s performance on the show. The new series sees Happy Mondays percussionist Bez competing for the cooking prize against celebrities such as Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe, EastEnders actor Rita Simons, reality star Katie Price and TV presenter Melanie Sykes.

Celebrity MasterChef viewers were enjoying the entertaining antics of Su Pollard and Bez in the kitchen last night as the new series launched on BBC One. Competing in the cooking contest on yesterday's episode were Happy Mondays dancer Bez, Hi-de-Hi!'s Su, EastEnders actress Rita Simons, Blue's Duncan James, and comedian Munya Chawawa.

Happy Mondays percussionist Mark ‘Bez’ Berry made his debut on Celebrity MasterChef.The 16th series returned to BBC One yesterday (August 9), with Bez taking part in the competition alongside Katie Price, Rita Simons, Melanie Sykes and Johannes Radebe.Bez entertained fans with his cooking techniques on the show, as well as his pronunciation of the word “anchovies” and various phrases including “twisting my melons”.“BEZ THINKS ANCHOVIES ARE CALLED HANDKERCHIEFS.