Chris Hughes for Celebrity MasterChef 2025 / BBC
Age: 32
Known For: Former Love Island and Celebrity Big Brother star
Why did you want to take part in the show?
“I wanted to do Celebrity MasterChef because I love to challenge myself in new things, and cooking is an area of expertise that I want to improve in all the time. I think cooking is fun. You can do it for your friends, your family, your other half!”
How does your cooking go down with friends and family?
“My family and friends genuinely think I can’t cook. So it’d be nice if I can prove them wrong whilst on the show. I’m notorious amongst my friends for cooking breakfast, cause if anyone’s cooking full English it would be me, but that’s about as far as it goes. I don’t really cook for my family much. It’s nice to go home and get treated and cooked for.”
What is your favourite dish to cook vs. your favourite to eat?
“My favourite dish to eat is a chicken and chorizo pasta, which I make. I get all the red pesto double cream in there, spring onions, it’s so nice. My favourite dish to cook would probably be a full English. I love sausage, bacon, eggs, tinned tomatoes. I fry my bread. And I have black pudding too. It’s not quite the same as cooking, but you’ve still got to heat them up! I have fried breakfast pretty much every day.”
What is your ultimate comfort food and why?
“I love Mexican food, whether it’s a taco, an enchilada, whatever it may be. I love chicken so much and you get a lot of it in Mexican food. I love avocado and the various sauces you can have, and the guacamole and soured cream.”
Celebrity MasterChef continues tonight at 8pm on BBC One and is available now via iPlayer.
