Former MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace, who fronted the show for two decades, was axed from the BBC programme following an investigation into his behaviour

Coming in strong as a frontrunner is restaurant critic Grace Dent, who was already tipped to be replacing Wallace even before Torode’s sacking. The I’m A Celeb star, 51, started her journey on the BBC reality competition series as a contestant on the 2023 Christmas special.

MasterChef was thrown into question after co-hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode were axed. Now the Beeb have announced their final series will be aired