Celebrity MasterChef 2018: Who is Clara Amfo?
CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF 2018 continues tonight with five new celebrities set to show off their skills in the kitchen. But who is contestant Clara Amfo?
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Celebrity MasterChef 2018 continues tonight on BBC One (Thursday, September 13) and a brand new group of celebrities will be entering the kitchen for the first time.
Last week saw the third batch of stars put through their paces with judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace starting to whittle down the contestants.
This year, there are a total of 20 celebrities competing, all with different backgrounds in sports, music, television, radio and more.
Tonight’s episode will see broadcaster Clara Amfo show off his culinary skills.
Who is Clara Amfo?
Clara Amfo is a radio presenter on BBC Radio One.
The 33-year-old is from Kingston Upon Thames and currently the mid-morning show.
Amfo used to present Kiss Fm UK before moving on to Saturday Breakfast but her career started as a presenter on Nickelodeon and CBBC.
This year, she hosted the Brit Awards red carpet with Roman Kemp.
Amfo spoke about her stint on Celebrity MasterChef on her radio show this morning where she told her listeners to watch the show to see her “whipping up a storm in the kitchen”.
“All I’ll say is that apron… iconic!
“It [the apron] is pretty much why I did it to be fair, for the experience and the apron,” she joked.
On tonight’s episode of Celebrity MasterChef, Amfo will be joined by actor Lisa Maxwell, professional dancer AJ Pritchard, international recording artist Stella Parton and DJ and entrepreneur Jay Blades.
The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the Mystery Box, which will test their imagination and creativity.
The contestants must use the ingredients in the box, which include pork loin, trout, cauliflower, raspberries and white chocolate, to create one dish in 50 minutes.
The celebrities are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers.
Maxwell, Amfo and Parton head to the Swan at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, which showcases modern British cuisine.
Finally, back in the MasterChef kitchen, they will have to impress John and Gregg with their two-course menu, before one celeb is eliminated from the competition.
Celebrity MasterChef 2018 continues tonight on BBC One at 8pm