Celebrity Masterchef 2026 crowns Lauren Steadman winner after tense final

CELEBRITY MasterChef has crowned Lauren Steadman their winner after a very tense final. Olympic weightlifter Emily Campbell, Paralympic athlete Lauren Steadman MBE, and reality TV star Shakira Khan faced their last cook-off tonight. The three finalists faced a very tense cook-off Credit: BBC Lauren Steadman was crowned the Masterchef winnerCredit: BBC All three had to cook and present a perfect three-course meal for judges Grace Dent and Giorgio Locatelli. In a nail-biting result, Lauren was revealed as the winner of the BBC contest. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! Reacting to her win, a delighted Lauren said: “This is up there with a Paralympic gold medal. “There haven’t been many moments when I have been left speechless but this is one of them.” Shakira blew the judges away with her three course mealCredit: BBC The judges felt Emily’s dishes were very professional Credit: BBC Grace thought Lauren’s meals were beautifulCredit: BBC Grace and Giorgio judged the three mealsCredit: BBC Lauren presented scallops pan fried in chilli butter, served with a coconut and spinach lentil dahl puree, and crowned with fresh apple batons as her starter. She followed with a main of beef wellington served with truffle mash, caramelised shallot, butternut squash puree, tenderstem broccoli and a red wine jus. Her dessert was a classic sticky toffee pudding with dates, served with a caramel sauce and a clotted cream ice cream. This series of Celebrity MasterChef was the first to feature Grace and Giorgio in their official capacity as judges. Most read in TV Lauren’s winning three course mealCredit: BBC Lauren felt very proud of herselfCredit: BBC The series also featured contestants Jason Mohammad, Jay McGuiness, Joe Pasquale, Donna Preston, Emily Steel, Eric Underwood, Nitin Ganatra, TommyInnit, Max Fosh, Melvin Odoom, Sue Cleaver and Una Healy. Coronation Street’s Sue just missed out on taking part in the final after being eliminated from the competition for serving raw lamb. Judge Giorgio replaced John Torode, who was axed from the scandal-hit BBC show with co-host Gregg Wallace. Long-running former MasterChef and Celeb MasterChef hosts John and Gregg were sacked after a formal investigation upheld allegations about the behaviour of Gregg. He denies sexual harassment claims but admits using inappropriate language. The probe also found that John used racist language. He said he could not recollect it and does not believe it happened. The Sun revealed earlier this year that the fallout from their shock sackings last year has completely destroyed their friendship. And while one was plotting a comeback, the other hoped to emigrate. Comment now