Following hot on the heels of MasterChef Australia, the runaway smash hit of 2009, the doors of the MasterChef Kitchen have opened to allow some of Australia's most loved celebrities to face the heat in Celebrity MasterChef.
The celebrity contestants do battle with the mighty spatchcock ball!
The contestants cook a Kylie Kwong classic.
The celebrities tackle a Stephanie Alexander masterpiece.
A Tony Bilson creation tests the celebrity contestants.
The contestants fight for the last spot in the semi-finals.
Christmas comes early to the MasterChef kitchen!
The celebrities cook for 80 paying customers.
The contestants endure an arduous pressure test.
Olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan is Australia’s first Celebrity MasterChef.
It's opening night, and the red carpet lies waiting in the famed garden for the arrival of our 10 celebrities where they'll be greeted by our favourite judges.
Feeling more at home in a cosy lounge setting, today the celebrities are challenged to cook their favourite 'comfort food' dish. The winner will be granted immunity from the first elimination cook.
It's the first elimination. The celebrities can cook sweet or savoury, but either way their dish needs to be delicious. There are 60 minutes on the clock and an open pantry with the garden in play.
This challenge is a mystery box with a twist. Time is like gold in the MasterChef kitchen, and with immunity up for grabs for the winner, the risk might be worth the reward.
It is the second elimination for our celebrity cooks, and the judges announce that they'll be competing in a two-round challenge, with round one being the famous MasterChef team relay.
The celebrities are split into four teams of two. Each team must cook a dish and serve it to 20 diners plus the judges in their very first service challenge at Starward distillery in Port Melbourne.
Tonight's elimination challenge is a two rounder, starting off with a classic MasterChef taste test. The ingredients from the round one taste test make up the pantry for round two!
Heston Blumenthal explains to the remaining celebrities how nostalgia is so important to the way he cooks, and challenges them to cook a dish that takes them back to their childhood.
Two most important things in the MasterChef kitchen are time and ingredients. The celebrities have four pantries to choose from. One pantry is revealed every 10 minutes in this elimination challenge.
The judges reveal that today the celebrities are going to have to keep up with Jock and replicate his dish as well as they can without a recipe or dish to reference.
The celebrities have 2.5 hours to prepare 12 dishes and 30 minutes to serve. This is an elimination, so whoever serves the least impressive course will be knocked out of the competition.
In this challenge, the judges have decided to be generous and throw out the rules. They want to see a dish that is the culmination of everything the celebrities have learnt so far.
It's the grand finale! They are playing for the title, trophy and, most importantly, $100,000 for their charity. The dish that will seal their fate is set by culinary legend, Martin Benn.
