Celebrity MasterChef 2025 has lost its first finalist as Finals Week got underway with a tense opening episode – so who went home?
The five remaining celebrities were pushed hard as they faced a tough double challenge, first producing a perfect afternoon tea before moving on to create a show-stopping dish of their own. With both sweet and savoury skills under scrutiny, there was no hiding place for mistakes.
Despite some impressive cooking, one contestant failed to fully deliver on the brief. Small errors proved costly and the judges ultimately decided they had done the least to earn a place in the next round.
As a result, the first finalist was sent home, leaving just four celebrities still in the running for the Celebrity MasterChef 2025 crown.
Another contestant has left Celebrity MasterChef 2025 (Credit: BBC)
Celebrity MasterChef Finals Week: Cherish Fiden
Finals Week got off to a really tough start. Finalists Alfie Boe, Alun Wyn Jones, Dawn O’Porter, Jamie Lomas and Ginger Johnson were whisked off to Wedgwood pottery in Stoke-on-Trent.
There, they were introduced to Cherish Finden – a world leading pastry chef – and challenged with creating an afternoon tea. But there was a catch.
The contestants had to use Cherish’s own recipes for the individual elements of the afternoon tea. And they had to be PERFECT when it came to precision.
Cherish warned them that precision was “key”. She added: “Good is not good enough. I am telling you, you are not the celebrities today. You are my chefs. Do not disappoint me. I am the boss in the kitchen.”
Rugby ace Alun Wyn had to make Cherish’s take on coronation chicken. He was horrified to discover incredibly specific measurements in his recipe such as ‘7.8 grams’ and ‘0.5mm sq’.
Singer Alfie had to create an interesting prawn sandwich in a charcoal bun. Dawn, an author, had to make a pavlova that was “lifted to the next level”. It even featured a “set raspberry gel mirror”!
Jamie, meanwhile, made a very delicate lemon drizzle cake with a shortbread base. He had to cover it in glaze and syrup, but he split his lemon curd. Cherish was not impressed. Oops.
Finally, Ginger finished off the afternoon tea with a Mango and Matcha Chocolate Teapot. It’s fair to say they all found Cherish’s very high standards very difficult to meet!
Cherish even ended up deep breathing with Alfie as his nerves took over… But despite the immense pressure, they all managed to pull off their dishes.
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