MasterChef 2024 contestants: Comeback heat two - Linda in profile

By Neil Wilkes, Editor-in-chief

Published: May 2 2024 | 06:03

Last updated: May 3 2024 | 13:02

Get to know MasterChef 2024 contestant Linda, including their age, profession and hopes for the competition.

Age: 61

From: Prestatyn, North Wales

Occupation: Cardiology medical secretary

How did you fare on the show last time?: "I first appeared on MasterChef in Series 19 in 2023. It was fantastic to be chosen to go on the show and I never even thought I would get an apron, but I really hoped that I would. It was such an amazing experience full of every emotion you can imagine. I eventually got to ninth place and went out at the end of Knockout Week. I met many other great cooks - it was the best experience of my life."

Cooking Style: "My style of cooking is versatile and I like a variety of different types of cooking, but I am most happy when making desserts and sweets dishes. I watch cooking programmes all the time to learn more and more. I have five grown up children and a granddaughter, all with different tastes, so I've always tried to do a variety of food, as I'm always cooking for them and my friends. I mostly cook for my husband and my daughter, Kelly, who loves eating out and inspires me to try new things all the time."

Ambition: "I would like to have a small place doing my food, preferably in Turkey were I would like to retire to. Ideally for now I'd like to have a food truck. I like doing events and I have been doing some charity stuff to raise money for our North Wales Cancer Centre at Glan Clwyd Hospital, we have a wonderful group of ladies who have had breast cancer like myself and we get together to raise money, one of the highlights has been our 'Breast friends Calendar' based on the Calendar Girls. I have also done food events for St Kentigerns Hospice in North Wales and hope to continue. I would like to use my food skills to raise more money for other charities in the future too, especially for diabetes charities, as my son is diabetic."

MasterChef continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.