Channel 10 confirms new season of Celebrity MasterChef

Channel 10 has revealed Celebrity MasterChef will be making a comeback.

On Tuesday, the network confirmed the new season of the popular cooking show would be returning.

‘Get ready… Celebrity MasterChef is coming #MasterChefAU,’ the show’s official Instagram page wrote.

Coming soon: Channel 10 has confirmed new season of Celebrity MasterChef – as it’s revealed a ‘legendary sports person and a famous actor’ will be joining the show. Pictured judges Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo

Following the announcement, judge Jock Zonfrillo revealed a sports star, a famous actor and an Australian icon will be starring on the series.

‘Celebrity MasterChef 2021!!! A legendary sports person, an Aussie icon and a famous actor are ready to don a MasterChef apron and face the heat of the famed MasterChef kitchen,’ he wrote on Instagram.

‘Cannot WAIT for this!! Coming very soon,’ Jock added.

Exciting! On Tuesday, the network confirmed the new season of the popular cooking show would be returning on Instagram, writing: ‘Get ready… Celebrity MasterChef is coming’

On Monday, a report by The Australian revealed the network was looking to revive Celebrity MasterChef after last year’s Junior MasterChef delivered poor ratings.

The Australian claimed Network 10 had ‘secretly commissioned’ another season of Celebrity MasterChef last month, with the series set to air at the end of the year.

The show is currently in the casting stages of production, with filming set to begin in just a few weeks.

And high on their wish list to appear is model Lara Worthington (née Bingle) and former Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop.

Making a comeback: On Monday, a report by The Australian revealed the network was looking to revive Celebrity MasterChef after last year’s Junior MasterChef delivered poor ratings

Wish list: The show is currently in the casting stages of production, with filming set to begin in just a few weeks. Pictured, Lara Worthington

Casting producers are also reportedly chasing sports stars, local politicians and Hollywood actors currently based in Australia.

Celebrity MasterChef last aired on Network 10 back in 2009, and featured celebrities including Michelle Bridges, Rachael Finch, Josh Thomas, Kirk Pengilly, Alex Perry, and winner Eamon Sullivan.

Rumours first emerged in April that 10 was planning on reviving the series, with New Idea reporting that the show had received ‘the go-ahead’.

According to New Idea, MasterChef judges Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo will also front Celebrity MasterChef, and ‘producers are working hard to develop an A-list line-up of potential contestants’.

Dream team: High on their wish list to appear is model Lara Worthington (née Bingle) and former Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop (pictured)