The Line-up For The New Summer Series Of Celebrity Masterchef Ireland Has Been Announced

Michelin-starred chef Dylan McGrath and top restaurateur Nick Munier will return this summer to put the eight contestants of Celebrity Masterchef through their paces.

The line up for the series will air this summer and the contestants have been announced by RTE.

The eight celebrities who will be appearing on the new series will be Gary Cooke, writer and comic, David Gillick, athlete, Kamal Ibrahim, National Lottery presenter, Maia Dunphy, broadcaster, Yvonne Keating, former model, Aengus Mac Grianna from RTE news, Tracy Piggott, RTE Sports and Irish Times Consumer Affairs Correspondant Conor Pope.

Speaking about the series Dylan McGrath said: “I am very excited about the first Celebrity MasterChef series. We have such a broad selection of celebrities who are professionals in their own right using their love of food and their competitive passion to win, which I think will make for a great competition. I am really interested to see who breaks away from the pack and takes the first ever title of Celebrity MasterChef.”

Nick Munier commented: “I’m over the moon that we are coming back for a third series of MasterChef and putting our eight celebrities through their paces. I'm hoping to see passion, skill, common sense and a good humoured chef. We have a group of celebrities that we think have what it takes to come out of their comfort zone and rise to the challenge to take the title of Celebrity MasterChef.”

The new series will begin on RTE One in July. We are particularly looking forward to seeing Aengus outside the News room...